Car dragged along – collision with train in Wildon: 60-year-old dead

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On Saturday morning, a fatal accident occurred at an unrestricted level crossing in Wildon in southern Styria: a 60-year-old driver collided with a train, the vehicle was dragged about 300 meters. The man died at the scene of the accident.

According to the police, the accident happened around 8:35 a.m. at an unrestricted level crossing in the Wildon district of Neudorf. A 60-year-old train driver from Germany collided with a train after trying to turn left onto the national road from an accompanying road next to the railway over the level crossing. “The car was dragged for about 300 meters, even over the next level crossing,” said police spokesman Fritz Grundnig.

All help came too late for the driver, who succumbed to his serious injuries at the scene of the accident. Police say the 60-year-old may have been visiting relatives in Styria.

There were about 40 passengers on the train, one of whom was taken to hospital with a mild headache for clarification. According to the police, all other passengers and the train drivers escaped unharmed, but the shock is deep. You will be taken care of by the crisis intervention team.

Source: Krone

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