Tragic accident in Vienna-Favoriten: A 70-year-old pedestrian was hit by a truck at an intersection on Tuesday around 4 p.m. and was fatally injured, police reported in a broadcast on Wednesday. She died a short time later in hospital.
According to the initial investigation, the 45-year-old driver turned his vehicle from Julius-Ficker-Strasse to the right onto Seyringer Strasse. The woman was just standing on the protection path to cross the street.
Driver suffered severe shock
The 70-year-old received emergency medical care at the scene from the professional rescue service, including an emergency doctor, and was then taken to a hospital, where she died a short time later. The truck driver was shocked. He was taken care of by a crisis intervention team.
Source: Krone
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