Scaffolding collapses on Bratislava trolleybus

SCAFFOLDING collapsed onto a trolleybus on August 29 Street in Bratislava on the afternoon of September 29. There were no reports of any injuries

(Source: SITA)

Fifteen members of the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) Regional Directorate in Bratislava were dispatched to the scene.

“There was panic in the trolleybus [number 208],” an eyewitness told the Aktuality.sk website, which broke the story. “Everybody wanted to get off as soon as possible.”

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Bratislava Transport Company (DPB) spokesperson Adriana Volfová said that the scaffolding also hit the trolleybus power lines.

“Luckily, nobody was injured,” she told the TASR newswire.

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