1 dead, 6 hurt as trolleybus crashes into supermarket in Austria
Police investigate a suspected medical emergency after a driver lost control of a Salzburg bus
One person died and six were injured on Monday after a trolleybus veered off the road and crashed into a supermarket in Salzburg, Austria’s Red Cross said.
“One person died despite attempts to resuscitate,” a Red Cross spokeswoman said.
Police said in a statement the dead person was a local passer-by aged 55. One of the six injured was the bus driver, who they said they were hoping to question, they added.
A police report referred to a medical emergency as the possible cause of the accident. Other reports indicated that the driver could have suffered a stroke.
According to the statement the bus left the road “for reasons as yet unclear, crossed the pavement and smashed into the window of a food store”.
The injured were taken to hospital, two in serious condition, the Red Cross spokeswoman added, as a large team of emergency responders were dispatched to the scene.