AustriaPolitics3 days ago

The Commission has also proposed that the Member States should be given the possibility to apply the same rules for the transport of pigs.

A truck carrying 187 pigs overturned on the Pyhrnautobahn (A9) near Rottenmann in Styria early Thursday morning. The driver, a 24-year-old man from Upper Austria, reportedly fell asleep at the wheel but was unharmed. Several pigs died in the accident, according to police. Firefighters from Rottenmann, Selzthal, and Ardning were involved in rescuing and caring for surviving pigs.

Ein Lastwagen samt Anhänger - beladen mit 187 Schweinen - ist Donnerstagfrüh nahe Rottenmann auf der Pyhrnautobahn (A9) über eine Böschung gekippt.

Lenker unverletzt

Der 24-jährige Lenker aus dem Bezirk Gmunden in Oberösterreich dürfte kurz am Steuer eingenickt sein. Er blieb unverletzt, aber mehrere Tiere verendeten bei dem Unfall, so die Polizei.

Die Feuerwehren Rottenmann, Selzthal und Ardning waren im Einsatz, um überlebende Schweine teilweise einzufangen und zu versorgen.

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18.06.2026, 11:56

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The Commission has also proposed that the Member States should be given the possibility to apply the same rules for the transport of pigs.

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