Climbed onto wagon

Viennese (16) in overhead line in Schwechat – dead

Shock in Schwechat: A 16-year-old boy from Vienna climbed onto a parked railroad car on Monday evening and got caught in the overhead line circuit. The 16-year-old died on the spot ...

The boy was thrown from the wagon during the incident on Monday and died at the scene of the accident, according to the Lower Austria Provincial Police Directorate. The teenager had been in the area of the shunting tracks together with another teenager.

Companion alerted the ambulance
The young Viennese - who does not come from a district bordering Schwechat, as the police reported on request - had been on the sidings for unknown reasons when the accident occurred at around 8 pm. His companion alerted the emergency services.