E-Bike rider critically injured in Vienna-Hernals: Collision with streetcar

Indications of possible drug impairment

In the course of further investigations, indications then emerged of possible drug impairment of the 34-year-old. Whether this may be considered a cause of the accident is the subject of ongoing investigations.

Mayssengasse in Vienna-Hernals was affected for traffic after the accident. Further details regarding the duration of the closure or possible delays in streetcar operations were not initially available.

The traffic accident command has taken over the further investigations. Police are particularly examining the exact sequence of the accident as well as possible traffic violations.

Investigations by the traffic accident command

In a serious accident on Mayssengasse in Vienna-Hernals on Saturday afternoon, 4 July 2026, emergency medical services, police, and also response units of the Vienna Professional Fire Brigade were deployed.

Witnesses who observed the incident are asked to contact the traffic accident command. Information could help clarify the exact sequence of events.

As police stated, recordings from Wiener Linien surveillance cameras are also to be evaluated. This is intended to reconstruct how the collision could have occurred despite the emergency braking.