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Pedestrian Seriously Injured in Accident with Truck in Vienna-Wieden

Schwerer Verkehrsunfall in Wien-Wieden.
Schwerer Verkehrsunfall in Wien-Wieden. ©APA/GEORG HOCHMUTH (Symbolbild)
On Tuesday evening, a traffic accident occurred in the area of Wiedner Gürtel between a truck driver and a pedestrian.

According to initial investigations, a 22-year-old truck driver was traveling in the right lane of the Gürtel. A 20-year-old pedestrian is said to have crossed the street and was hit by the truck.

Pedestrian flown to hospital after accident

The pedestrian, who was critically injured, was provided with emergency medical care by the Vienna professional rescue service and was taken to the hospital in critical condition by the Vienna rescue helicopter. Due to the necessary road closures, there were significant disruptions to individual traffic. The traffic accident command has commenced further investigations.

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