Taxi knocks down schoolgirl

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A 10-year-old girl suffered multiple fractures when she was hit by a cab.The child ran onto the street after school in Vienna’s Ottakring district yesterday (Weds). A taxi driver failed to stop in time and knocked her down. The man said he was unable to react sooner since she suddenly emerged between parked cars.The primary […]

Elderly German dies after collapsing on ski slope

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An autopsy has been ordered after an elderly German collapsed and died on a slope in Tyrol.Officials in Finkenberg announced today (Mon) that the 72-year-old from Berlin may have suffered a heart attack. They stressed that a forensic examination should reveal the cause of the pensioner’s death.The incident occurred on Saturday morning at the Hintertuxer […]

Pedestrian hit by tram

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A 54-year-old woman suffered severe head injuries and multiple fractures when she was hit by a tram in Vienna this morning (Weds).The resident of Brigittenau district was knocked down by a line 38 tram in the district of Döbling when she attempted to cross the road without looking out for traffic.The driver of the public […]

Brit and German collide on Tyrolean slope

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A 32-year-old British ski instructor and a 22-year-old German skier were hospitalised after an on-piste smash in the Tyrolean ski resort of Scheffau on Monday, local officials announced today (Weds).Police said the Brit suffered several fractures, including some broken vertebras, while the German injured his right knee and left shoulder in the collision.Both were helicoptered […]