Moped thief caught in Vienna

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A young resident of Vienna faces youth crime charges for stealing a moped.The 14-year-old raised the attention of policemen patrolling the city centre yesterday evening (Sun) by sounding the horn of the moped several times.Officers found out that it had been reported stolen recently when he failed to provide its licence papers. The teenager was […]

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 […]

Red light crash kills driver

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A Lower Austrian man died in a car crash yesterday evening (Sun), police said today.The man, 45, was hit by the car of a Spaniard. The 27-year-old apparently ignored or failed to notice the red light at the crossroad on the B7 main road outside Mistelbach. The tourist and his 25-year-old girlfriend suffered undisclosed injuries […]

SM session death under critical scrutiny

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Police are investigating after a man died in bizarre sex games.Officials in Linz said today (Mon) that the 40-year-old suffocated during a sadomasochistic (SM) sex session with three men aged between 29 and 41 on Friday night.Police are currently examining the victim’s flat where the men had sex. A gas mask, which could have been […]

VCÖ highlights bikers’ high death risk

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Bikers are nearly 20 times more likely to die than people who drive cars, according to a traffic research and safety awareness organisation.The Austrian Traffic Club (VCÖ) announced today (Mon) motorcyclists face a 19 times higher risk of being killed in accidents than car drivers. It explained that, for instance, people are 40 times more […]

Jogger in clinic after driver nods off

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An elderly driver hit a jogger after falling asleep behind the wheel, it was reported today (Mon).Police in Afiesl, Upper Austria, said that the 73-year-old did not sustain any injuries in the incident which occurred yesterday evening. The 24-year-old hobby athlete had to be hospitalised after he was hit by the vehicle. He landed in […]

Hiker injured by heifer

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An Upper Austrian woman had to be hospitalised after she was attacked by a cow yesterday (Sun).The woman from Obergrünburg was hiking in the Kalkalpen national park with her husband when the animal attacked her. The 54-year-old teacher sustained a flesh wound on her left thigh. She was airlifted to a hospital in Steyr.One day […]

Plane lands in field after engine failure

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A 26-year-old pilot had to carry out an emergency landing on a corn field when the engine of his small aircraft stopped working at an altitude of 2,000 metres.None of the five people on board were injured when the Cessna 182 touched down on an agricultural field near Gmunden, Upper Austria, yesterday (Sun). The group […]

Birthday card arrives 17 years late

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An elderly Viennese woman received a greetings card 17 years late, it has been reported.Local newspapers reveal today (Mon) that the Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus resident got the card – which was sent off by her brother Manfred in France in 1994 – last week.The resident of France congratulated his sister Anneliese to her 70th birthday and expressed […]

Hand grenade found in Tyrol

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Innsbruck police evacuated a park after a man discovered a hand grenade.The object was found near a waterfall yesterday morning (Sun). Strong rainfalls may have unearthed the grenade, police said today (Mon). It was defused and removed by experts of the federal interior ministry.The ministry’s teams have offices across the country to be on site […]