A traffic accident involving a city bus resulted in two injuries on Friday morning in Vienna-Simmering. Around 6 a.m., the bus left the road on Haidequerstraße for reasons still unknown and collided with a billboard.

A 48-year-old passenger fell due to the impact in the passenger area and injured her head and back. The 33-year-old bus driver was also slightly injured. During the police investigations, it was revealed that the driver was under the influence of drugs.

The accident occurred around 6 a.m. on Haidequerstraße in the eleventh district of Vienna. According to the Vienna State Police Directorate, the city bus left the road and crashed into a billboard.

Why the bus left the road is still unclear. The police did not provide information on the speed at which the vehicle was traveling or how many passengers were on the bus at the time of the accident.

Due to the collision, a woman in the passenger area lost her balance and fell. The 48-year-old sustained minor injuries to her head and back.

The bus driver was also slightly injured in the collision. Both individuals received emergency medical care from a rescue service and were subsequently taken to a hospital.

During the accident investigation, the police officers made another observation. According to the Vienna State Police Directorate, the 33-year-old Austrian bus driver operated the vehicle under the influence of drugs.

Which substance was detected and how the impairment was proven is not specified in the police report. The man’s driver’s license was temporarily confiscated.

He was also reported on suspicion of negligent bodily harm in road traffic. Whether the influence of drugs was the cause of the vehicle leaving the road has not yet been clarified.

The further investigations are being conducted by the Traffic Accident Command of the Vienna State Traffic Department.

The exact course of the accident is to be clarified in the process.

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