Worker on Southern Railway Line Hit by Train

A railway construction worker was hit, thrown aside, and injured by a train on Tuesday in Mariahof in the Upper Styrian district of Murau on the Southern Railway line. Between Mariahof and Neumarkt in Styria, rail work is currently being carried out on one track of the double-track line. The 25-year-old from the Carinthian district of Spittal an der Drau was flown to the UKH Klagenfurt by an emergency medical helicopter, the Styrian State Police Directorate reported.

Track worker touched by train despite warning signal and emergency braking

Due to the construction work, a speed limit of 80 km/h has been imposed for train traffic on the second track. The worker was apparently standing with his back to the approaching train between the tracks around 9:30 a.m. and was touched by a passenger train traveling towards Villach. The train was traveling at the permitted speed. A warning signal was given and an emergency brake was initiated by the 47-year-old train driver. The section of the track was closed to all train traffic for about one and a half hours.

(APA/Red)

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