Scandal in Linz: Motorists ram climate activists and injure two!

Scandal in Linz: Motorists ram climate activists and injure two!

A explosive incident occurred in Linz: A 56-year-old driver is accused of having driven to a group of climate activists on July 30 that blocked traffic on Wiener Strasse. The man will have to be responsible for coercion and assault on December 18, as reported by the Volksblatt . In the event of a conviction, he threatens up to one year in prison. The activists blocked the early traffic, and the driver is said to have been honking to them, which led to a collision in which a woman and a man suffered several bruises.

A video of the incident that circumnavigates in Upper Austrian media shows how the driver, despite the activists who stood in his way, continued to slower. He is said to have taken the demonstrators partly on the bonnet. After the collision, the man got out and discussed loudly with the activists while filming them. As the Kurier reported, the police described the incident as "collision" and denies that an activist could deliberately fall on the bonnet. A spokesman for “Extinction Rebellion” expressed that the two injured people, although physically okay, are traumatized by the experience of the violence and that a criminal complaint against the driver was filed.

Details of the incident

The demonstrators, who belong to the groups "Extinction Rebellion" and "Last Generation", had blocked the traffic in several places, but the rally itself was peaceful. According to the police, the activists released the road again after a short time, which made the use of police forces superfluous. The driver himself initially remained unknown, and there is no confirmed information about whether he has been in contact with the authorities in the past. It remains to be seen how the case will develop in the upcoming process.