A 30-year-old woman passed away after crashing into an oncoming car in Lower Austria yesterday evening (Thurs). The driver passed away before paramedics arrived at the scene of the accident near Herzogenburg. The driver of the other car, a 35-year-old woman, and her three children were hospitalised in St. Pölten with undisclosed injuries. Police are […]
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Hit and run incident in Vienna
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Police in Vienna are investigating after an elderly woman was knocked down by a car as she tried to cross a road. Officials said today (Thurs) the incident occurred in the district of Floridsdorf yesterday afternoon. The 66-year-old woman suffered fractures. The driver of the involved car did not stop. Witnesses of the collision carried […]
A taxi driver and his wife were beaten up by an unidentified duo on Monday night.The attackers punched and knocked down the cab driver and his wife who was also in the car since it was her husbands final ride for the day before grabbing his money, police in Vienna-Alsergrund said today (Weds).The […]
Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey has questioned his surfing capabilities. The athletic actor told Austrian showbiz magazine Live today (Fri): “I had little time to go surfing recently. First, I took two years off to spend all my time with my family. Then I did three movies in a row. “I’m not a good surfer anyway […]
The first ever Aston Martin manufactured outside Great Britain will be produced at the carmakers headquarter facility from next year, it has emerged.The British company announced yesterday (Tues) it decided not to continue the cooperation with Austrian-Canadian company Magna International (Magna). The firm which was founded by Austrian businessman Frank Stronach in the 1950s […]
Woman crashes after wheel hits car
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A woman suffered serious injuries when her car was hit by a wheel in a freak traffic incident on the A1 western motorway on Sunday evening.Police in Amstetten, Lower Austria, announced today (Tues) that the driver was airlifted to a hospital after fire fighters freed her from the wrecked car. They added that the car […]
Kittens dumped in garbage container
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A waste management company employee has discovered three baby cats in a rubbish container in Fohnsdorf, Styria.One of the animals was already dead when the woman searched the container after hearing the young cats whining on Wednesday. A local animal shelter is taking care of the other two cats believed to be just a few […]
An elderly woman is recovering in hospital after she was hit by a driver trying to park a car, officials announced today (Fri).The 51-year-old failed to explain to police why she did not see the pedestrian, 79, in the incident which occurred in Vienna-Favoriten Wednesday morning.Medical authorities had no comment on the pensioners condition.Police in […]
Serb sisters killed in car crash
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Two young women died after hitting a tree.Police in Kundl, Tyrol, said the Serbian sisters aged 16 and 20 perished instantly when their car came off the road and crashed into a tree this morning (Thurs). It is unclear whether the older of the women was speeding.A 15-year-old friend of the killed sisters survived the […]
GTI fanatics shipwrecked
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German GTI fans had a lucky escape after capsizing in a motorboat on a lake in Austria.The group of four men in the southern province of Carinthia to visit the annual Volkswagen (VW) Golf GTI meeting made it to the shore after their boat sank at Wörther Lake (Wörther See) yesterday evening (Tues).The […]