A pensioner has died in a freak accident in his garden. Josef W. wanted to drain his duck pond. He climbed into a narrow shaft to pull out the plug – and got stuck head over heels. The man’s screams for help were heard by his wife who called the police for help. The elderly […]
A demolition worker is fighting for his life after plunging 10 metres to the ground yesterday morning (Weds), it was reported today. The 56-year-old man was part of a group of workers assigned to tear down a building in Vienna’s Simmering district. He was airlifted to a clinic. Officials gave no information considering his state […]
An Upper Austrian doctor is accused of having molested a young patient. The man was arrested yesterday (Weds), local officials said today. They explained investigators became active after having received tip-offs accusing the medic of sexual abuse. Prosecutors in Wels announced that the general practitioner was accused of having produced pornographic images of children for […]
Police in Vienna are investigating after an elderly woman was knocked down by a car as she tried to cross a road. Officials said today (Thurs) the incident occurred in the district of Floridsdorf yesterday afternoon. The 66-year-old woman suffered fractures. The driver of the involved car did not stop. Witnesses of the collision carried […]
Residents, businesspeople and politicians of Hallstatt are engaged in a heated discussion about the pros and cons of Chinese architects’ plans to set up a replica of the small town around 9,000 kilometres eastwards. Alexander Scheutz, the Social Democratic (SPÖ) mayor of the town said yesterday (Weds) after being informed about planners’ ongoing activities: “You […]
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 […]
A taxi driver and his wife were beaten up by an unidentified duo on Monday night.The attackers punched and knocked down the cab driver and his wife who was also in the car since it was her husbands final ride for the day before grabbing his money, police in Vienna-Alsergrund said today (Weds).The […]
A young woman from Slovenia has died after an accident on Austrias A2 southern motorway.The 19-year-old was sitting in a car steered by a 21-year-old pal yesterday morning (Tues). The driver and another passenger a 16-year-old boy sustained severe injuries when the vehicle came off the road and overturned before landing in a […]
A Serbian coach driver had to hand over his licence for speeding.Police in Ansfelden, Upper Austria, said today (Weds) the man was caught going too fast in a 100 kilometre per hour (kph) limit zone on the A1 motorway on Monday. They did not say how fast the coach driver went, but revealed he was […]
Great views are guaranteed from anyone who decides to snap up two heavyweight properties from BIG – the Austrian federal real estate company (Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft).The BIG is offering the 2,690-metre Großer Kinigat peak and the 2,600-metre Roßkopf for 121 euros. The tender for the land of 1.2 million square metres altogether is open until 8 […]