Lorry kills pedestrian at Ansfelden rest stop

A 77-year-old pedestrian died after being hit by an articulated lorry at the Ansfelden South motorway rest stop in the Linz-Land district on Friday morning, ORF reported.

The Bulgarian man was crossing the rest stop’s drive-through lane on foot at about 5:50 a.m. to reach its toilets. At the same time, a 52-year-old Croatian man from Wels was driving an articulated lorry from the A1 West Autobahn exit ramp at Ansfelden towards a roundabout when the collision occurred.

The pedestrian suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene despite immediate resuscitation attempts.