A Romanian (34) engaged in a cinematic chase with police officers from Salzburg and Bavaria. The smuggler wanted to escape from the officers and was even able to escape for a short time. There were also shots fired during the wild journey through Pinzgau. A Syrian (27) was apparently hit.
Today, Monday, early in the morning, the German police informed their colleagues from the Salzburg police about a pursuit from Schneizelreuth in Bavaria towards the Austrian border. The German police tried in vain to stop a Romanian box truck as part of an immigration check, whereupon the vehicle turned around and fled towards Austria. The unknown driver fled via the Steinpass border crossing into Austria, whereupon German police patrols gave chase on Pinzgauer Straße (B311). Towards Saalfelden. They tried to stop the van using emergency signals. The driver ignored all stop signs and also drove around a roadblock set up by two Austrian police vehicles near Dießbach. As a result, an Austrian police patrol managed to sit in front of the getaway vehicle in an attempt to get the van to stop. The man was able to escape in the darkness. However, the driver of the fleeing vehicle accelerated again and rammed the patrol car from behind. As a result, several dangerous offenses occurred because the driver repeatedly hit the patrol car from behind and from the side and tried to force the police vehicle off the road. The police vehicle kept skidding. In order to end this dangerous situation for himself and other road users, one of the police officers from the police vehicle fired shots at the getaway vehicle in order to get the driver to stop. Shortly before Saalfelden, the unknown person suddenly left the federal highway in his box truck and drove along a municipal road Lenzing. Due to the wintry road conditions, the van came off the road in a curve and got stuck in the snow. The driver then fled on foot. A search that was initiated immediately and which also involved service dog patrols, the police helicopter and a police drone, was initially unsuccessful in the darkness and due to poor visibility due to the weather. Romanian (34) finally recognized by a witness There were ten Syrian nationals in the rear area of the vehicle. Eight of them were uninjured and are currently being questioned by the immigration police. Two Syrian nationals, aged 19 and 27, were in the passenger compartment with indeterminate injuries. The 27-year-old is in the Salzburg University Hospital for medical treatment with a gunshot wound. At around 8:15 a.m., a witness reported a suspicious person in the Lenzing area. A little later, police arrested a 34-year-old Romanian as the fugitive driver. The man sustained an undetermined degree of injury while fleeing, received medical treatment and is currently being questioned. Did the police officer shoot the Syrian (27)? The Salzburg State Criminal Police Office is currently still investigating the matter, especially with regard to the smuggling. In order to maintain objectivity, the use of firearms is determined by the Vorarlberg State Police Directorate based on a general guideline from the General Directorate for Public Security. The Salzburg public prosecutor’s office ordered the escape or smuggler’s vehicle to be seized. The exact facts, the use of firearms, the evidence and the nationalities of all those involved are the subject of ongoing criminal and immigration police investigations. As soon as more details about the matter are known, they will be reported.
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