Overview
- Manninger’s VW minivan was hit by a Salzburger Lokalbahn near the Pabing stop around 8:20 a.m. Thursday, and he died at the scene.
- First responders pulled him from the vehicle and used a defibrillator, but efforts to revive him failed.
- Police said he was the only person in the car, and roughly 25 passengers plus the train driver were uninjured.
- The public prosecutor appointed expert Gerhard Kronreif to examine the car’s electronic data and to verify whether the crossing’s warning signal operated correctly.
- Clubs and former teammates, including the ÖFB, FC Augsburg and Gianluigi Buffon, paid tribute to the 33-cap international as investigators plan an autopsy and witness interviews.