Pile-up involving about 100 vehicles leaves one dead in AustriaMarch 27, 2013 - 10:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A pile-up involving about 100 vehicles on a snow-hit Austrian motorway has left at least one person dead, according to BBC News. Emergency officials said the crash scene on the west-bound A1 west of Vienna stretched for more than 2km (1.2 miles). Six regional fire departments have been at the scene with ambulances and an emergency services helicopter, broadcaster ORF said. A spell of freezing weather is causing disruption across Europe. Officials said the accident happened near St Poelten, about 60km from the capital, and involved about 40 lorries and 60 cars. Franz Resperger of the Lower Austrian fire department said the icy carriageway was a likely factor in the crash. In southern Austria, at least 29 people were injured - six seriously - in two accidents inside road tunnels in the state of Styria, ORF reported. The A2 motorway, which runs through the tunnels, was blocked in both directions. Elsewhere, record-breaking snowfall in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has caused traffic chaos and seen many residents taking to skis instead. Heavy snow blanketing three regions of Romania has closed schools and disrupted road traffic. The freezing weather has also caused chaos on Serbia's northern border with Hungary where lorries queued for hours amid heavy snowfall. Black ice coating roads in neighboring Croatia has caused a spate of accidents, national TV reports said. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |