Car collides with train in Fischamend, injuring driver

A car collided with a train at a railway crossing in Fischamend on Wednesday morning, injuring the driver. The driver appears to have entered the crossing against a red light, ORF reported.

The crash happened at about 6.45am. The train driver, travelling between Fischamend and Maria Ellend, could not stop in time, according to Austrian Federal Railways. The impact threw the car onto a side road.

Firefighters helped passengers leave the train and freed the injured driver from the car. The driver sustained injuries of unspecified severity. Thirty-five firefighters attended alongside ambulance crews and police.

Replacement buses were arranged for train passengers. The railway line was fully closed until 11.30am, Austrian Federal Railways said.