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After Collision: Pedestrian Beats Up Scooter Driver in Vienna-Favoriten

Der Passant attackierte den Scooterfahrer nach der Kollision.
Der Passant attackierte den Scooterfahrer nach der Kollision. ©APA/ROLAND SCHLAGER
After a collision between a pedestrian and an e-scooter rider in Vienna-Favoriten, a physical assault occurred on Tuesday. The police temporarily arrested a 51-year-old man.

On Tuesday afternoon, around 4 PM, a traffic accident occurred on Kundratstraße in the 10th district of Vienna between a 40-year-old e-scooter rider and a 51-year-old pedestrian who was walking his dog. Following the collision, the situation escalated.

Pedestrian Beats Scooter Rider and Threatens to Shoot

The 51-year-old allegedly hit the scooter rider, injuring him in the process. He also reportedly threw the rider's mobile phone to the ground, damaging it. When officers from the Taubstummengasse police station arrived, the man behaved aggressively, insulted the officers, and made a threat to shoot the 40-year-old.

51-Year-Old Arrested and Charged

The man was arrested by the police and taken to a police station for questioning. On the orders of the Vienna public prosecutor's office, he was subsequently charged but released.

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