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Tram Crashed into Excavator in Vienna-Alsergrund: Worker Broke Leg

Die Wiener Berufsrettung brachte den Verletzten in ein Spital.
Die Wiener Berufsrettung brachte den Verletzten in ein Spital. ©APA/GEORG HOCHMUTH
In Vienna-Alsergrund, an unfortunate collision between a tram and an excavator led to a serious work accident on Tuesday.

A construction worker broke his leg in a work accident with an excavator bucket on Tuesday afternoon in Vienna-Alsergrund. According to Andreas Huber, spokesperson for the Vienna professional rescue service, the course of the accident on Alserbachstraße was described as particularly unfortunate.

Excavator bucket broke construction worker's leg in Vienna-Alsergrund

Accordingly, a tram collided with the excavator around 3:00 PM and pushed the machine towards a construction pit about two meters deep.

The man was working on the bucket at that time. It hit his leg and broke it. The professional fire brigade rescued the injured person and handed him over to the professional rescue service for initial treatment before he was taken to a hospital for further treatment.

(APA/Red)

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