Bulgarian cruise ship crashes into wall in Austria, injuries reported
Bulgarian cruise ship crashes into wall in Austria (photo: flickr.com/isafmedia)
A Bulgarian cruise ship crashed into a concrete wall at a lock on the Danube River in the North Austrian city of Aschach an der Donau. People were injured in the incident, reports Reuters.
A spokesperson for the Eferding police said that there were about 160 passengers on board the ship, which was traveling from Bavaria in Germany to the Austrian city of Linz.
According to him, 11 victims were taken to hospital as a result of the incident. Meanwhile, the ship itself was able to continue moving after the accident.
According to the spokesperson, it was not immediately clear how serious the injuries were. Local media also reported that six other people suffered less serious injuries that did not require hospitalization.
Earlier, we wrote that Indonesian pilots fell asleep for almost 30 minutes during the flight.
