Like a miracle:

Senior citizen (74) only slightly injured despite horror crash

This is where the accident occurred.(Bild: Gerhard Bartel)

The images of a traffic accident in Floridsdorf on Monday afternoon made eyewitnesses fear the worst. But although his car got stuck under a truck, a 74-year-old man managed to free himself from the wreckage with only minor injuries. 

When Vienna police officers arrived at the scene of the accident at the junction between Julius-Ficker-Straße and Großfeldstraße in Floridsdorf, the crash, which had occurred shortly before 4 p.m., looked a lot wilder than it actually was. For reasons as yet unexplained, a BMW had been partially pushed under a truck. 

Only slightly injured after emerging from the wreck
While it was feared that the occupant or occupants were at least seriously injured, the professional rescuers who were immediately called out presented a completely different picture. As if by a miracle, the 74-year-old driver - he was the only occupant - was only slightly injured. At first, he did not want to be treated by the rescuers. After some time, the senior citizen, who was in shock, allowed himself to be taken to hospital.