A cyclist was seriously injured by a truck in Vienna-Ottakring on Friday. The truck driver overlooked the 53-year-old woman when turning. She got trapped under the truck.
24.04.2021 10.46
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The accident happened on Friday around 8:00 a.m. According to the police, a 46-year-old man drove the truck from Possingergasse to Schuhmeierplatz in the direction of Wattgasse. The woman cycled in the same direction on a multi-purpose strip around 8:00 a.m.
Driver not drunk
“When the truck was turning, there was a collision,” said police spokesman Christopher Verhnjak. “The cyclist was trapped under the truck and seriously injured.” According to the police, the Hungarian truck driver was not drunk. The traffic accident command of the regional traffic department Vienna took over the investigation.