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Fleeing from police: Driver (24) dies after crash!

The driver had fled from the police and collided with a truck trailer. He died at the scene of the accident.(Bild: Gerhard Bartel)

A big shock for Viennese police officers: after a chase in Simmering, a 24-year-old man crashed head-on into a truck trailer. The driver had previously sped away from the police. He could only be rescued dead from the wreckage ... 

It's hard to believe what happened in front of the officers' eyes on Wednesday evening: a patrol crew carried out a routine driver and vehicle check on a car in Dittmanngasse. However, the driver is said to have been extremely nervous and aggressive right from the start, according to the Vienna police. The officers quickly discovered that the man had a drug scale with him. Drug residues were also found in the vehicle. 

Police took immediate pursuit
The police asked the 24-year-old to undergo a medical examination to determine his fitness to drive - but he refused. "Suddenly the man got back into the car and drove off. A police officer tried to stop the driver from driving away and was dragged several meters before the 24-year-old drove off," says police spokesman Philipp Haßlinger, describing the harrowing incident. 

Fatal crash after overtaking maneuver
When the officers took up the pursuit, fate took its course: in the course of the escape, the 24-year-old broke through a barrier and the officers lost visual contact. A short time later, the fugitive was spotted again in the Wildpretstraße area. From a distance, the officers had to watch as the car carried out an overtaking maneuver and then collided head-on with a truck trailer parked on the side of the road. The 24-year-old was trapped in the vehicle and died at the scene of the accident.