A rear-end collision on the Northeast Motorway (A6) towards Vienna between Potzneusiedl and Bruckneudorf (District Neusiedl am See) claimed one life and caused three injuries on Friday. A 54-year-old passenger was thrown from the car during the collision, which involved three vehicles, and succumbed to her severe injuries at the scene of the accident. A drunk Viennese man without a driving license is believed to have caused the accident, reported the State Police Directorate.

Woman Thrown from Car in Severe Accident on A6: Dead

The 28-year-old, who was found to have 0.7 per mille alcohol in his blood, had rear-ended the car of a 38-year-old Slovakian shortly after 3.30 am, which then crashed into the guardrail and spun several times around its own axis. A 39-year-old car driver following behind could not brake in time and also collided with the vehicle, in which the 54-year-old was sitting in the back seat.

The three drivers were taken to the hospital in Eisenstadt with injuries. There were no other injuries, a police spokesperson confirmed, after the State Security Centre (LSZ) initially reported six minor injuries. The A6 was closed until 9.48 am during the rescue operation.

(APA/Red)

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