US EditionSix Injured in Boat Collision on the Danube in Lower Austria
- On Saturday near Klosterneuburg, Lower Austria, two motorboats collided on the Danube, injuring six people among ten onboard.
- The accident resulted from a failed evasive maneuver when a 58-year-old operator tried to turn his boat while the other went straight.
- Initial investigations indicate both operators swerved in the same direction, causing the 58-year-old’s boat to hit the other’s stern and throw its helmsman overboard.
- One man suffered severe leg injuries after falling into the water and getting caught in the propellers, and both boats were heavily damaged and later lifted ashore.
- Around 50 emergency personnel supported by helicopters and divers conducted rescue operations, while authorities continue investigating the exact accident details.
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Die Presse
In a crash of two motor boats in Klosterneuburg several people were injured on Saturday. The cause of the accident is still subject to investigation.
For unexplained reasons, there was a serious collision of two motor boats on the Danube on Saturday evening in Lower Austria. Several persons who were on board the two boats had to be rescued from the water. At least six people were injured. The accident occurred at the height of Korneuburg/Klosterneuburg. Immediately several volunteer fire brigades, divers of the Vienna professional fire brigade, the Red Cross, police and the water rescue to th…
Dramatic accident on the water: Six people were injured in a violent collision between two motor boats on the Danube in Klosterneuburg – one of them severe.
On Saturday evening, there was a serious collision between two boats on the Danube in the Klosterneuburg area. A total of six people were injured, one of them severe. The boats were damaged so badly that one fell in part. Investigation into the exact accident history is still ongoing. VIENNA/NIEDERÖSTERREICH. On Saturday evening, a serious accident occurred on the Danube in the area of Klosterneuburg. Several families were involved, who were tra…
KLOSTERNEWBURG. Two motor boats collided on the Danube in Lower Austria on the late Saturday afternoon.
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