• Coronavirus in Hungary
  • coronavirus
  • Budapest
  • Covid immunity certificate in Hungary
  • Covid immunity certificate/vaccine passport
  • Hungary border control
  • HelloMagyar
Hungarian driver in Austrian train crash suspected of murderHungarian driver in Austrian train crash suspected of murderHungarian driver in Austrian train crash suspected of murderHungarian driver in Austrian train crash suspected of murder
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Society
  • Sport
  • Culture
  • Special Hungary
  • World
  • Contact Us
  • About us
  • About us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
✕
Support us
Daily News Hungary Daily News Hungary · 13/05/2022
· Society

Hungarian driver in Austrian train crash suspected of murder

accident Austria Hungary Police transport

A homicide investigation has been launched in connection with an accident that happened in Münchendorf, Austria. The driver of the train was a Hungarian man who was hospitalised as a result of the accident. According to the Austrian press, the Hungarian man is the suspect in the accident while, according to the local police, there is no suspect at this stage of the investigation.

Train accident in Austria

A passenger train got derailed near Münchendorf on Monday evening. The Hungarian man driving the train was taken from the scene by an ambulance helicopter.

Two passengers got seriously injured in the accident, and a 25-year-old man died.

The train was travelling from Sopron to Vienna. The Austrian police immediately started an investigation, rtl.hu reports. The condition of the 52-year-old Hungarian driver was stabilised in the hospital. According to Austrian press reports, all those injured are now in stable condition.

The accident caused damage of 15 million euros.

  • Read also: Hungarian Summit in Florida: if you live in the USA and want to study in Hungary, here’s your place

Search for the cause of the accident

It is not yet known what caused the accident, writes blikk.hu. According to the Austrian Heute, it was not a technical hitch. This is the reason why

the Hungarian driver may be charged with negligent manslaughter.

However, a spokesman for the Lower Austrian Police Headquarters said that there are no suspects in the case yet. The police are currently investigating the case.

  • Read also: Hungarian champion Katinka Hosszú has a big announcement!

Source: rtl.hu, blikk.hu

accident Austria Hungary Police transport
Share
Daily News Hungary
Daily News Hungary

Related posts

Semmelweis University
28/05/2022

Hungary is home to almost 35,600 international students


Read more
essence restaurant
28/05/2022

Two Budapest restaurants among the most affordable with Michelin stars


Read more
Aszód Murder Case
28/05/2022

Father murdered his teen daughters in Aszód – PHOTO, VIDEO


Read more

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

SUPPORT US
Latest news
  • Hungary is home to almost 35,600 international students
  • Two Budapest restaurants among the most affordable with Michelin stars
  • Opposition proposals on helping people struggling with inflation
  • Hungarian Ombudsman demoted by his foreign colleagues

Subscribe to our newsletter

Sign up to receive daily updates, news & stories about Hungary!

Select your location below or enter your country so we can deliver our morning newsletters to you in time.


Thank you!

You have successfully joined our subscriber list.


.

About us

Contact us

© 2022 DailyNewsHungary. All rights reserved!
Posting....