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One dead as Austrian trolleybus crashes into supermarket

Published: 20 Apr 2026 - 03:40 pm | Last Updated: 20 Apr 2026 - 03:47 pm
Firefighters and rescue personnel stand next to a trolleybus that crashed into a supermarket on April 20, 2026 in Salzburg, Austria. (Photo by various sources / AFP)

Firefighters and rescue personnel stand next to a trolleybus that crashed into a supermarket on April 20, 2026 in Salzburg, Austria. (Photo by various sources / AFP)

AFP

Vienna: One person died and seven were injured 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 telling AFP.

The injured were taken to hospital, two in serious condition, she added, as a large team of emergency responders were dispatched to the scene.

Authorities did not immediately provide any details regarding the circumstances of the accident at an intersection in a northern Salzburg district nor about the person who died.