Triftern (dpa / lby) - grief and horror in Triftern in the Lower Bavarian district of Rottal-Inn: In a serious bus accident in Austria, a young man from the small town died at the weekend during his own bachelor party.
"Everyone is initially speechless and affected," said Mayor Edith Lirsch on Monday. "You try to realize that first." Some only found out about the accident on Monday. The groom was popular in the town of 5,300 people. He was involved with the local fire brigade and always lent a hand when something needed to be done.
The 31-year-old man went on a tobogganing trip with friends to Schladming in Austria on the occasion of his bachelor party. According to the Red Cross, the 51-year-old driver was also seriously injured in the accident late on Saturday evening, 4 other occupants were seriously injured and 26 were slightly injured. A total of 32 men from Lower Bavaria were on board.
According to the mayor, almost a dozen of them belonged to the group around the dead man. Some of them were also slightly to seriously injured and some had to be treated in hospital. They would have wanted to do everything right and booked the bus ride to avoid having to use private cars.
