Accident Occurs Just Yards Away From Fire Station
TWO COMMUTER TRAINS COLLIDED IN VIENNA, Austria, during Monday's morning rush hour, sending more than 40 people to the hospitals.
EPA
The head-on crash occurred as a result of an electronic signalling equipment failure that created a need for manual operations. After a switch was thrown manually, a train was given permission to proceed when it shouldn't have.
EPA
The collision took place very closely to a fire and ambulance emergency station and the response time for the incident is measured in seconds. Several ladder-towers were brought to the elevated track to assist in the scores of extrications that took about 2-½ hours to complete.
Two people, one of them a train driver, are in critical condition and about 5 others are hospitalized in serious condition. About 35 others had light injuries.
Reuters
ORF-TV has some good video footage from the scene:
The Daily Mail (UK) has the story and more photos HERE.
Hat tip: Mark Donovan
* * * * * * *
Recent Comments