Traffic accident Car lands on stairs in St. Gallen

A car that landed on a flight of stairs in St. Gallen kept the police on their toes on Saturday night. The suspected driver of the car was stopped at the scene of the accident. He was unfit to drive, according to the St. Gallen city police.

The police found the car at 2.30 a.m. on Melonenstrasse. The front end of the vehicle was over the stairs and could no longer be reversed, they said. No one was injured.

The suspected driver was classified by the police as unfit to drive, as he had exhibited a lack of responsiveness. The police ordered a blood and urine test and seized the car. The public prosecutor also ordered the cell phone to be confiscated.

SDA