A 10-year-old girl suffered multiple fractures when she was hit by a cab.The child ran onto the street after school in Viennas 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 […]
One in four Austrian companies employ unregistered staff, according to a report.The Kronen Zeitung newspaper quotes secret documents today (Tues), claiming that around 25 per cent of checked firms were found employing illegal workers. The daily newspaper reports that more than 11,200 of the overall 67,000 staff at investigated businesses between January and November 2011 […]
No one was injured when a bus collided with a tram in Vienna yesterday (Tues).Viennese newspapers report today that a bus crashed into a tram in the citys Ottakring district around midday.None of the vehicles dozens of passengers were harmed in the accident which caused long tailbacks.One of the worst traffic accidents that occurred in […]
A Viennese was put in custody for threatening his wife with an axe while drunk yesterday (Weds).The 58-year-old was arrested after the woman, 34, managed to flee their flat in Ottakring district to tell officers at the nearest police station what was going on.The attacker is in custody, and police have refused to give out […]