Driving through an embankment
Dementia-stricken driver got lost in the Mauthausen concentration camp
A car journey through the Mauthausen concentration camp made the rounds on social media on Thursday. Eyewitnesses captured the "excursion" of a driver suffering from dementia on video. Police officers were finally able to stop the 77-year-old.
The incident happened on Wednesday at around 6 pm. According to the police, the driver was driving on Remembrance Road in Mauthausen when he suddenly drove through an embankment. The man ended up in the cordoned-off area of the concentration camp. Eyewitnesses were alerted to the "excursion" by a loud bang, alerted the police and also recorded the journey on video.
No persons injured
The video posted on the internet quickly spread on social media on Thursday. It shows the driver driving his car up and down several times. Before he could be stopped by the alerted police, the man can be seen driving towards the visitor center. According to the Upper Austrian Provincial Police Directorate, no persons were injured and no visitors were endangered during the wrong turn.
Checking the driver's fitness to drive
The driver was a 77-year-old local man who apparently suffers from dementia. The reason given by the elderly driver was that he had lost his bearings. For the senior citizen, the journey could have far-reaching consequences, as an assessment of his fitness to drive was ordered. The 77-year-old could therefore lose his driver's license.
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