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Landslide or snow melt causes retaining wall failure that kills one motorist on Austrian Autobahn
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Fatal retaining wall failure in Austria

April 12, 2012 rockman Comments Off on Fatal retaining wall failure in Austria

A retaining wall failed along the A13 autobahn in Schonberg, Austria. Few details are available at this point, but the wall did fall onto a passing truck, killing the driver. Snowmelt was likely a factor […]

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