Terrible tram accident: 71-year-old dies at Leipzig Central Station!

Terrible tram accident: 71-year-old dies at Leipzig Central Station!

A serious incident occurred in Vienna and Leipzig, in which two men were hit by trams. In Vienna, a 90-year-old man wanted to cross Hietzinger Hauptstraße at around 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday morning when he overlooked the approaching tram. Despite an immediate emergency braking of the driver, the accident could no longer be avoided. After the impact, the man was thrown to the ground and suffered multiple injuries. Rescue workers were quickly on site, and the emergency care was underway until the injured man was brought into a shock room of a hospital. According to the rescue spokeswoman Corina Had, his condition is critical, while the tram driver was psychologically looked after. The tram line 60 was briefly disturbed, but now the company has fully ramified again, such as Today.at reported.

Similar tragic circumstances shape the news from Leipzig, where a 71-year-old man was fatally injured at a tram stop at the main train station. He crossed the tracks and was hit by the approaching tram. Despite the immediate medical aid measures, the man died at the scene of the accident. The police have initiated investigations into the exact course of the tragedy. This stop is one of the highly frequented nodes in the Leipzig tram network, which led to significant traffic disruptions. The Saxons police informed about diversions in local public transport after the serious accident had occurred, such as news.de