Near Münchendorf in the Mödling district, a Raaberbahn train derailed early Monday evening and two wagons overturned. According to Sonja Kellner from the Lower Austria Red Cross, the accident claimed one fatality. Three people were seriously injured, nine others slightly injured, the spokeswoman said in the evening hours. According to ÖBB, the accident happened shortly after 6 p.m. on the Pottendorfer line.
One injured person was flown to the UKH Vienna-Meidling and the University Hospital St. Pölten, said Philipp Gutlederer from “Notruf NÖ”. Other victims were transported to the state clinics in Baden and Wiener Neustadt.
According to Kellner, around 100 uninjured passengers were taken to the Munich Village disaster relief center of the Red Cross in Lower Austria and treated. According to the spokeswoman, the facility is close to the scene of the accident.
A large contingent of rescue workers were deployed. According to Gutlederer, in addition to helpers from the Red Cross and the Samaritan Association, four emergency helicopters from the ÖAMTC were deployed. Kellner also referred to crisis intervention teams. According to the spokeswoman, the field kitchen was also put into operation to take care of the uninjured passengers. The fire brigade deployed around 100 emergency services, said the Mödling district command.
The Raaberbahn train that crashed consisted of two double sets, each with three wagons. One of the cars crashed into a field. A second also remained lying sideways on the embankment next to the tracks.