ÖBB conductor injured

Aggressive fare dodger attacked train conductor

The attack occurred at a train station in the Tyrolean Oberland (symbolic image).(Bild: Christof Birbaumer)

Wild scenes took place on a train in the Tyrolean Oberland: a 28-year-old Slovakian was unable to show the train conductor a valid ticket and then went completely berserk. He behaved aggressively towards other passengers and then attacked and injured the conductor, who had to be taken to hospital in Innsbruck.

The incident occurred on Monday afternoon on an international train from Zurich to Graz. As the train was speeding through the Tyrolean Oberland, the conductor caught the 28-year-old fare dodger.

Conductor attacked after leaving the train
"As a result, the Slovakian behaved aggressively towards other passengers before leaving the train at Ötztal station. There, the 28-year-old suspect then attacked the ÖBB employee, who fell to the ground and was injured," according to the police.

The injured man was treated in hospital
Witnesses alerted the police, who were quickly on the scene and confronted the suspected attacker. The injured train attendant went to the Innsbruck clinic on his own for treatment. Corresponding charges followed.