On Tuesday afternoon, a car collided with a well-occupied train at an unguarded railway crossing in Bad Ischl (Gmunden district). At around 3:05 pm, the driver appears to have overlooked the red light and the approaching train on a parallel road - probably due to the low, dazzling sun. Despite his car being heavily damaged, the 49-year-old driver, like the train driver and the approximately 100 passengers, remained unharmed, the police reported.

Car Thrown into Field

A police patrol had heard several horn signals from the ÖBB train set as well as the subsequent loud bang and was also alerted by several calls. A large contingent of rescue services, fire brigade, police and ÖBB emergency service quickly arrived at the scene. The car had been thrown against a concrete electricity pylon of the overhead line and then into an adjacent field due to the impact.

Fire Brigade Operation in Bad Ischl

The driver was able to leave his vehicle independently and was standing shocked but unharmed next to the car when the first emergency services arrived, reported the volunteer fire brigade of Bad Ischl. The fire brigade salvaged the completely destroyed car wreck and cleaned the accident site of scattered vehicle parts. Subsequently, firefighters brought the train passengers to a replacement bus.

(APA/Red)

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