After extensive investigations, the driver of the dark car, who had ignored the red light at a level crossing in St. Georgen im Attergau and the approaching train had to perform an emergency stop, which injured two passengers, was found.
On July 29, 2022, at around 3:50 p.m., a 41-year-old from the Vöcklabruck district steered the “Tramlink” railcar coming from St. Georgen im Attergau in the direction of Attersee station. Immediately before the level crossing in Thern, he noticed a dark car crossing the level crossing in the direction of the local area of St. Georgen im Attergau. The driver ignored the red light. Grandma and granddaughter (3) were injured. The railcar driver had to initiate emergency braking, in which two occupants, a 61-year-old from the Vöcklabruck district and her three-year-old granddaughter, were slightly injured. They went to the hospital in Vöcklabruck themselves. Stress and grief as the causePolice officers saw a suitable car in St. Georgen im Attergau on Saturday. The 59-year-old registration owner from the Vöcklabruck district was contacted on Sunday. She confessed, citing private stress and the loss of a close relative as the reason. Missing the red light She did not notice the red light or the approaching train. The 59-year-old is reported to the BH Vöcklabruck and the public prosecutor’s office in Wels.
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