Crashed into a pole

Pensioner (72) seriously injured in accident in Vienna

The vehicle was thrown onto its side by the impact.(Bild: Berufsrettung Wien)

Serious accident in Vienna-Floridsdorf: After a car crashed into a pole on Wagramer Straße, the 72-year-old driver had to be taken to hospital with serious injuries. The cause of the accident is still unclear.

Shortly before 3 p.m., several teams from Vienna's professional rescue service were alerted to a serious traffic accident on Wagramer Straße in Vienna-Floridsdorf. A car had crashed into the pole of an overhead signpost - it is not yet clear why. The vehicle was thrown onto its side, trapping the 72-year-old driver. 

Wife only slightly injured
Several teams from the professional rescue service and the Vienna Fire Brigade freed the seriously injured man and took him to the shock room of a hospital. The 68-year-old passenger - the driver's wife - escaped with minor injuries. She was even able to free herself from the car.

After first aid had been given to the injured, the fire department was able to remove the vehicle from the Wagramer Straße junction.