Train Hits Man in Schladming

A pedestrian from the Upper Austrian district of Vöcklabruck was hit and severely injured by a train in Schladming on the night of Thursday. The 33-year-old was near the railway tracks in Obere Klaus around midnight when a regional train touched him. The Schladming fire department rescued the injured person from the difficult terrain next to the tracks, according to the police statement.

Accident in Schladming: Railway Line Closed

The Upper Austrian was subsequently taken to the Diakonissen Hospital Schladming and from there flown by rescue helicopter to the LKH Salzburg. The Bischofshofen-Selzthal railway line was closed for nearly two hours. How the accident occurred is still being investigated.

(APA/Red)

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