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03. 09. 10. - 12:00

Pensioner seriously injured in tram collision

An elderly Vienna woman is in critical condition after she was run down by a tram yesterday (Thurs).

The 89-year-old pensioner reportedly stepped on the street without watching out for oncoming traffic when a line 52 wagon hit her in Penzing district. The driver managed to soften the smash slightly by pulling the emergency brake.

The woman, currently in intensive care at a Viennese clinic, suffered serious head injuries.

A 17-year-old girl is meanwhile recovering after she suffered just bruises being hit by a line 43 tram in the city’s Alsergrund district one day earlier.

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