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A tragic accident occurred in Austria on Wednesday evening.
While attempting to relieve himself, a 77-year-old man fell from a bridge and died.
Bösebach – A tragic accident occurred on Wednesday evening (January 17th) in Austria, on a bridge on the Phyrnautobahn.
A 77-year-old man from the Netherlands fell from a bridge after climbing over a guardrail and railing to urinate.
The man and his 58-year-old companion stood on the shoulder to look at the damage from a breakdown.
Dramatic accident in Austria: Dutchman falls from bridge after breakdown
As the police report, the trailer of a vehicle touched the guardrail after a defect.
The two men looked at the damage on the hard shoulder of a bridge on the Phyrnautobahn.
When the passenger called the police, the 77-year-old Dutchman climbed over the guardrail and a railing to urinate.
According to police, the man probably slipped.
He was still able to hold on to a crossbar of the railing, but only for a short time.
The 77-year-old fell 25 meters.
Rescue workers could only rescue him dead.
A Dutch man fell from a motorway bridge in Austria while trying to urinate.
(Symbolic image) © Imago/Hans Blossey
Accidents happen again and again in the mountains: people fall while hiking
Accidents are not uncommon, especially in the mountains.
People are repeatedly killed while hiking or skiing.
This was also the case with a tragic mountain accident on New Year's Eve.
A 41-year-old Franconian fell to his death while hiking.
A similar experience happened to a 29-year-old Austrian woman who fell 300 meters while hiking in the Bavarian Alps.
Her companion had to be rescued by the mountain rescue service following the tragic accident.
A 28-year-old also fell to his death with his dog in the Chiemgau Alps in the summer.
A fall from a height of 125 meters caused fatal injuries to the man.