Woman hurt! Train hits 67-year-old while trying to get ticket

Woman hurt! Train hits 67-year-old while trying to get ticket

A shocking incident occurred on Monday evening, February 17, 2025, on the Southern Railway line at the Klagenfurt-Lend stop. A 67-year-old woman got into a spectacular accident while trying to retrieve her train ticket that had fallen on the tracks. The incident took place around 6:20 p.m. when the woman was hit by an approaching freight train while trying to reach her seat on the platform. The woman was thrown back onto the platform and remained injured 5 minutes reported.

Dramatic rescue operation

After an oppressive moment of uncertainty, the 67-year-old was immediately given emergency medical care. Despite the severity of the incident, she survived, but had to be taken to the Klagenfurt Clinic with injuries of an unspecified degree crown reported. Train services were suspended for over an hour to ensure rescue operations, causing significant inconvenience to other passengers.

The incident raises questions about safety at train stations, particularly when it comes to acting quickly and safely in dangerous situations such as picking up objects on tracks. In this critical situation, the rapid response of the emergency services was crucial to help the injured woman.