Elderly driver crashes into parked taxis

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An elderly motorist is recovering in hospital after ploughing into a row of parked cars. The 80-year-old man crashed into the vehicles at a taxi rank in the city of Salzburg yesterday evening (Thurs) after an overtaking manoeuvre. He had to be hospitalised. Officials in the city said today that another person – a cab […]

Lower Austrian woman dies after traffic accident

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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 […]

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 […]

Driver crashes into parked cars

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Seven parked cars were damaged when a woman lost control over her vehicle.The 40-year-old was not injured when she slammed into the row of parked cars in Vienna-Meidling on Saturday morning, police in the city said today (Mon). They added that her car caught fire in the crash.A breath check showed that the motorist was […]

Driver escapes severe accident almost unharmed

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A motorist got away with minor injuries when he crashed against a tree yesterday afternoon (Thurs).The 34-year-old came off a street near Sieghartskirchen in Lower Austria’s Tulln district before ploughing into a roadside tree. His car was wrecked in the accident. The man was hospitalised with slight injuries. The motorist was not drunk, but police […]

Pensioner falls off ladder and dies

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An elderly Upper Austrian died after he fell off a ladder picking apples yesterday afternoon (Weds).Officials in Pettenbach announced today that the 83-year-old man’s body was found lying next to the collapsed ladder – which was set up on an sloping pasture – by his son. He suffered a broken neck.A local doctor could only […]