Eleven people were injured when a Bulgarian cruise ship crashed into a concrete wall in a sluice on the River Danube in the northern Austrian town of Aschach an der Donau overnight, local police reported on Saturday.
Some 160 passengers were aboard the ship traveling from Bavaria in Germany to the Austrian city of Linz, a spokesperson for police in the nearby town of Eferding said.
The 11 injured were taken to hospital and the ship was able to continue onwards after the accident, the spokesperson said.
It was not immediately clear how serious the injuries were.
Local media informed that another six people suffered lesser injuries which did not require hospital treatment.
The 11 injured were taken to hospital and the ship was able to continue onwards after the accident, the spokesperson said.
It was not immediately clear how serious the injuries were.
Local media informed that another six people suffered lesser injuries which did not require hospital treatment.
Source: Reuteres
