Police Car Crashed into Taxi in Vienna-Leopoldstadt

"The officers were on an emergency drive on Nordbahnstraße when a taxi driver suddenly steered his vehicle, which was parked at the side of the road, into the middle of the road. The driver of the patrol car tried to swerve but could no longer prevent a collision," said police spokeswoman Anna Gutt on Monday.

Injured in Traffic Accident Between Police Car and Taxi

The patrol car was hurled onto a green area, crashed into a tree, and came to a stop heavily damaged. The 26-year-old driver and his 25-year-old colleague suffered several minor injuries. They were given emergency medical care by the professional rescue service and then taken to a hospital. According to the police, the taxi driver and his passenger were also slightly injured. However, both were able to be discharged into home care. The traffic accident command, which conducted the investigations, later found that the 28-year-old taxi driver did not have a taxi license.

(APA/Red)

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