Police seek driver after car crashes near Trumau

Police are searching for the driver of a car that left the road and crashed into a forest near Trumau in the district of Baden, ORF reports.

The crash happened at about 1.30am on Monday on the B16. The car reportedly left the road for an as-yet-unknown reason near the municipal boundary with Trumau, hit a traffic sign and was thrown into the adjoining forest, according to the Ebreichsdorf fire brigade.

The driver is believed to have locked the car and left the scene. Passing motorists alerted police. Firefighters recovered the vehicle using a crane, but the driver’s identity and whereabouts remain unknown. Police are investigating.