Two people were killed in an air traffic accident in Salzburg this morning (Thurs).The so-called microlight aircraft caught fire after it touched an overhead cable near Leogang. Both passengers the German pilot and a not yet identified person died.Reports have it that the man sent off an emergency call moments before the crash.The […]
Surgeons at a Viennese clinic are fighting to save a mans legs after a dramatic gardening accident.Both of the 75-year-old pensioners legs got jammed in the motor hoe as he was working in his garden in Laa an der Thaya, Lower Austria, yesterday morning (Mon).The mans wife called an ambulance, before a local doctor decided […]
A skier from the United Kingdom who collided with an Austrian politician has claimed police treated him “like a criminal”.Andy Clough from Leeds did not sustain any injuries in the incident in the Schmittenhöhe ski resort, Salzburg, involving Peoples Party (ÖVP) Member of the European Parliament Othmar Karas last Monday.Karas, who fractured his lumber vertebra […]
An entrepreneur died on the spot after he was pushed against a wall by a truck in an accident on a worksite in Upper Austria yesterday morning (Weds), police said today.The 43-year-old head of a storage hall in Wallern in the provinces Grieskirchen district was giving directions to the Polish driver as he wanted to […]
Hollywood superstar Harrison Ford has revealed he is “way too lazy” to set up his own production company.Dozens of a-list actors have established their own movie production businesses in the past years, but the “Indiana Jones” star stressed he is not wasting a thought on such endeavours.”Im way too lazy for that. I always wanted […]
Vast parts of Austria must brace themselves for more snow, it has been announced.Weather forecasts from today (Thurs) show that the whole west of the country will be hit by intensive snowfall from tomorrow morning. Conditions in the eastern flatlands will, however, be mostly dry and sunny. Traffic in the east was especially badly affected […]
Traffic experts have appealed to drivers to adapt their speed to the treacherous conditions they are currently confronted with across Austria.Strong snowfall has led to dozens of accidents on streets across all nine provinces last night and this morning (Weds).Six people had to be hospitalised in Vorarlberg this morning after a 28-year-old driver lost control […]
Two seasonal labourers were arrested after being caught stealing from colleagues.The Germans aged 22 and 23 broke down the door of a flat in Neustift in Tyrols Stubai Valley at around 3am this morning (Weds), threatening the waiters and chefs who were staying in the apartment.The pair were arrested shortly after the incident as their […]
A construction worker was killed by a falling concrete panel yesterday morning (Tues), officials in Vienna said today.Isar K., 25, was already dead when an emergency doctor arrived at the building site in the Floridsdorf district. He suffered serious internal injuries when a huge concrete plate dropped on his upper body.Only some days ago, a […]
A man left lying in a bus in Vienna by the driver at the end of his shift was found dead the next morning, it has emerged.Newspapers in the capital report today (Fri) that the body of a 40-year-old man was discovered in a N43 “Nightline” bus in transport agency Wiener Liniens bus garage by […]