A German hiker died while being transported into the valley after an accident. The tourist dropped down a ravine on the Schönbichler Horn Mountain in the Tyrolean district of Schwaz yesterday (Thurs). Mountain rescuers were kept from using a chopper to get him to a clinic due to bad weather conditions. The 49-year-old – who […]
An elderly builder had to be hospitalised following a work accident in Lower Austria yesterday (Mon). The man may have lost his balance before falling off a ladder, officials in Mödling south of Vienna said today. They added that he fell from a height of six metres and landed in an excavation pit. The construction […]
A man confined to his wheelchair fell into a creek trying to avoid colliding with an oncoming cyclist. The 41-year-old man was dragged out of the water by witnesses of the incident yesterday (Weds), police in Niederndorf in Tyrol said today. Officials did not say anything about the severity of his injuries. The man – […]
A German worker had to be hospitalised after an accident in the province of Salzburg. The man, 41, fell five metres to the ground as he erected a crane with colleagues at a building site in Zell am See yesterday (Thurs). Doctors did not give detailed information on the kind of injuries he suffered when […]
A woman from Germany suffered serious injuries when a group of holidaymakers were attacked by a herd of cows. The 10-member group of vacationers told police they tried to walk past the heifers on a pasture near St. Nikolai in Styria’s Liezen district when the cows pounced on them yesterday (Weds). The tourists claimed they […]
Three young people had to be hospitalised after a lustre fell to the ground at a night club in Upper Austria last night (Thurs/Fri).Police in Linz said today they were investigating the incident to determine whether human error, a technical issue or negligence was the cause.Three men aged between 19 and 21 are recovering in […]
A 37-year-old man was hospitalised with undisclosed injuries after falling into a silo in Pöttelsdorf, Burgenland.The worker was ordered to close a ventilation shaft on the silos roof on Monday. He slipped and fell around 10 metres after refusing to follow company rules and use a safety belt. His landing was softened by a few […]
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 […]
Two Germans were transferred to a clinic after a paragliding tandem flight attempt went wrong.The holidaymakers, aged 51 and 62, lost control of the glider a few minutes after taking off on a descent in a mountain range near Neustift, Tyrol, on Thursday. They fell onto the roof of a garage. The men were hospitalised […]
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 […]