Austria: Trains collide head-on, 41 injured
At least 41 people were injured after two passenger trains collided head-on on January 21, according to Sky News.
The accident occurred during rush hour in the capital Vienna, crushing the front of two cars and seriously injuring five people, including a train driver. At least 36 others suffered minor injuries.
Accident scene - Photo: Reuters
Dozens of ambulances and fire engines rushed to the scene, the BBC reported. Rescue workers used special cutting equipment and cranes to remove the injured from the two trains.
Claudia Gigler, a spokeswoman for the Emergency Services, said it was unclear why the trains had come to be on the same track, while Austrian railways spokeswoman Sarah Nettel said they would investigate but “our priority now is the passengers”.
According to AFP, it took nearly two hours for rescue teams to evacuate both trains from the tracks.
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