A minor train accident occurred on Tuesday evening in Lower Austria. According to initial reports from the fire department in Mödling, a person was hit by a passenger train but did not appear to have suffered serious injuries. Before the emergency services arrived, the person left the accident site independently.

Emergency Braking Initiated

The train driver and several passersby reported that a person was on foot on the tracks and was hit by the train. The train driver immediately initiated emergency braking. The train came to a stop shortly after the railway overpass on Friedrich-Schiller-Straße in Mödling. The passengers were then evacuated in a controlled manner. A total of 250 people, including two small children, were escorted from the train. According to initial information from the fire department, there were no injuries. The Southern Railway line was reopened for train traffic around 8 PM.

(APA/Red)

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