Vienna Police Car Crashed into Tram During Chase: Two Female Officers Injured

In heavy rain, the 25-year-old policewoman at the wheel, with her 22-year-old colleague in the passenger seat, crashed into the tram during an evasive maneuver at Schottenring in the city during a pursuit, according to the police on Sunday. The officers suffered serious injuries in the head-on collision. No one else was injured.

The tram driver and all passengers remained unharmed, according to the police statement. Both officers suffered bone fractures and cuts in the accident, which occurred at 9:30 PM. The younger policewoman underwent surgery for injuries to the lumbar spine, as stated upon APA inquiry. Both women are hospitalized. Previously, the policewomen were given emergency medical care at the accident site by the Vienna professional rescue service.

Pursuit in Vienna in Heavy Rain

The police car crashed head-on into the front of the tram. The officers were on duty with the vehicle because they wanted to conduct a driver and vehicle check, as a car was driving in a zigzag manner, and "the driver evaded them." During the pursuit, the police car driver wanted to avoid another vehicle and veered off the road in the heavy rain. The driver who was supposed to be stopped fled.

(APA/Red)

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