Austria(Bureau Reports) Several people were injured in a tram accident Tuesday morning.
A train on line 62 ran into a train of the Wiener Lokalbahn at the underground station Matzleinsdorfer Platz. The accident came about is still unclear. According to initial information from the Viennese professional rescue service, four people were injured: the two drivers and two passengers. The tram driver of the 62 Bim had to be freed from the driver’s cab by the fire brigade. “The cockpit was badly damaged and the driver was trapped. We freed him with so-called hydraulic rescue tools and handed him over to the rescue service, ”said a spokesman for the professional fire brigade. Both trains showed “massive deformations” in the crash area, he reported. According to Wiener Linien, the accident happened at 7:24 a.m. Trains in the direction of the opera were affected. After the alert, the professional fire brigade went to the scene of the accident with 20 vehicles and 70 men. In the morning, the emergency services stood by the Wiener Linien with technical equipment to support the removal of the damaged trains. Major obstructions on the route
Due to the accident, there were major driving disabilities on the route. Lines 6, 18, 62 and the Wiener Lokalbahn to Baden were affected. At around 9.45 a.m., the scene of the accident was cleared and regular traffic on the route was resumed. The damaged vehicles could be put into operation and removed without technical support, as a spokeswoman for Wiener Linien announced. How exactly the accident came about is still unclear. “We will evaluate all the data and take a close look at everything,” said the transport operator’s spokeswoman for the next step. It could take a few days until there is a result and clarity.
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