1 person has died and 22 are injured in a train crash in Austria

Posted by Martina Birk on Thursday, August 22, 2024

At least one person has died, and 22 others have been injured in a train crash in central Austria.

The cause of the crash is not clear at this point, regional police said.

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The injured people — including three children — have been taken to nearby hospitals. Police said the deceased victim was a woman, but did not identify her.

One of the trains involved in the collision was a EuroCity train travelling from Graz, an Austrian city near Niklasdorf, to the German city of Saarbrücken, the Austria Press Agency reported.

Rescue workers are attending the scene.

German newspaper Abendzeitung posted a photograph of the wreckage.

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