Police shot a 38-year-old man near the Westbahn railway line in Michelhausen, after the man attacked officers who arrived at the scene. Lower Austria police said the incident happened on Thursday morning. A freight train driver alerted authorities after spotting a man who appeared confused by the tracks. A local police team and the railway company emergency coordinator went to the area around 10.30 am. Police say the man acted aggressively towards the officers and the coordinator. Officers used pepper spray, but the man continued attacking. One officer then fired his service weapon. The injured man was taken to the Tulln University Clinic after emergency treatment at the scene. His condition was described as not life-threatening. Investigators from the law-enforcement and complaints office and the Lower Austrian criminal police are examining the circumstances of the firearms use. For several hours, the affected stretch of the Westbahn was closed, causing major disruption to rail traffic. ÖBB said services resumed after 3 pm. The investigation into the officer’s use of force remains ongoing.