To a serious crash it’s on Friday evening first district in Wien around 7:30 p.m. at the U2-Station Schottentor came. It’s been since 6 a.m. on Saturday morning Malfunction corrected: The U2 line is running regularly again between Seestadt and Schottentor.
The evening before, an incoming subway train collided with a construction vehicle near the station area. The smaller construction vehicle was a so-called rail-mounted construction trailer. “The trains collided at a relatively low speed,” explained fire department spokesman Jürgen Figerl.
As is usual in such cases, the emergency services responded with one Large contingent an. Die evacuation According to the fire department, it took place from two sides. Across the platform and through the tunnel. Until then, the passengers, some of whom were slightly injured, had to wait in the damaged carriages for around 30 minutes. “Six people, including the subway driver, were slightly injured in the incident and were immediately released into home care. The driver is currently receiving psychological care from the Wiener Linien crisis team,” said Wiener Linien spokeswoman Eunike de Wilde upon COURIER request. According to her, there were 120 passengers on the train at the time of the accident.
Cause not yet confirmed
The reason for the crash is said to be the construction trailer, which came loose and got onto the tracks. Because of Modernization work The U2 currently only runs between the Seestadt and Schottentor stations. The Wiener Linien pointed out that the exact cause would be clarified in the coming days. In any case, the driver had “no chance” of avoiding the crash. Although he immediately braked, a minor collision still occurred, they report Wiener lines.
The professional rescue was with several emergency vehicles and Emergency doctor on site. The fire brigade with an additional 18 vehicles and 65 men, while the police partially closed the ring.
The major operation ended shortly after 8:45 p.m. The Wiener lines They then provided further information on their homepage about an operational disruption of the U2, which has now been resolved. The fire brigade is now moving in again because the trains involved in the accident are still roadworthy and the Wiener Linien would remove them from the station area themselves.