3 hours agoHow it happened and all that is known so far for Kosovo bus accident in Austria
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Around 3: 00 a.m., a bus from Kosovo has been crashed in Salzburg, Austria. Victims have not registered, but injuries have taken about 20 people, who, according to Austrian authorities, are tourists from Kosovo. A bus from Kosovo, travelling towards Austria, has remained the road in half. The bus was crashed in the early hours [...]
A bus from Kosovo, travelling towards Austria, has remained the road in half. Bus crashed in the first hours of the morning on a highway from Salzburg to Vienna.
At the time of the accident, 28 persons were reportedly on the bus, 19 of whom were injured. Three of them have more serious injuries.
The Red Cross and fire crews have come to the scene shortly after the accident.
“ecly we have information about three seriously injured and 16 slightly injured”, told APA, Red Cross spokeswoman Roberta Thanner.
So far we don't have reports of casualties”, she said.
After the accident, authorities said volunteers, members of the Red Cross, and first aid arrived at the scene.
The crash site is closed for traffic, and the bus is still at the scene.
The accident occurred around 3:00 on a highway from Salzburg to Vienna. The bus with about 25 passengers likely crashed into the highway's concrete guard, but the causes of the accident are still unclear, police spokesman Hans Wolfgruber said.
First doubts about the accident: The driver fell asleep or technical defect
Austrian police have spoken of the first doubts about Kosovo's bus accident in Salzburg, Austria, where reports of about 20 injured.
According to Regional Police spokesman Hans Wolfgruber, doubts are that either the driver has fallen asleep or a technical defect caused the accident.
Meanwhile, Flachgau district rescue commander Hermann Gartragser said there were 28 people on the bus.
According to him, three people have been severely injured, and 16 others have suffered minor injuries.
We were notified at 3:08 and the bus had 28 people. Three people were severely injured in the accident, and 16 people were easily injured, nine people were left injured. Of the three seriously injured, three were sent to the hospitals in Salzburg”, Gerstgrasser said.
He has said that people on the bus are tourists from Kosovo.
The bus that was hit in Austria is of the company “Armend Tours” from the town of Gjakova.
The Express newspaper called this company but didn't give any details about the accident reported by at least 20 people injured.
