Tragic end of a carnival celebration: Track accident in Niklasdorf demands two lives

Tragic end of a carnival celebration: Track accident in Niklasdorf demands two lives

A tragic incident shocked the carnival celebrations in Niklasdorf, Oberstyria: On Saturday, March 1st, a 59-year-old woman from Bruck-Mürzzuschlag and her 49-year-old companion from the Leoben district were recorded by an incoming train while crossing the railway tracks and fatally injured. The accident occurred around 10:19 p.m. when the two apparently chose an abbreviation over the tracks to save themselves the further footpath to the federal road. Despite the security measures of the ÖBB, which had built a wall around the train station after past accidents, the two slipped through an unsecured gap and found themselves in a life -threatening situation, as the Krone

First of all, it was speculated on the Internet about the incident, which caused the police to clarify the facts. Officials from the Styria State Police Directorate confirmed that it was a tragic accident and not suicide intentions, as initially suspected. The results of an autopsy that was carried out by the Leoben public prosecutor's order confirmed this suspicion. The police also collected testimonies and reconstructed the path of the two of them, which apparently did not recognize the dangerousness of their decision, such as the