Two Fatal Motorcycle Accidents in Austria

On Friday, a 43-year-old man from Germany was fatally injured in an accident on the Metnitzer Landesstraße (L62) in the district of St. Veit an der Glan, and on Saturday, a 77-year-old man died after a fall in Nauders, Tyrol. There were further serious motorcycle accidents on Saturday in Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg.

In the fatal accident in Carinthia, the rider was traveling from Metnitz towards Friesach when he fell for unknown reasons shortly after 2:00 PM near the village of Zwatzhof, according to the police. He slid about 20 meters further after the fall and ended up under the guardrail. The man died at the scene of the accident.

77-Year-Old Killed in Motorcycle Accident in Tyrol

In Tyrol, a 77-year-old motorcyclist was fatally injured on Saturday. According to the police, the man was part of a group of nine traveling from Nauders (district of Landeck) towards Switzerland. After a hairpin turn, the man veered into the middle of the road in light rain, went into a skid, and fell. He slid with his bike 25 meters across the road and came to rest at the roadside. The rider succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the accident. The B 185 was closed for over two hours.

Severely Injured in Upper Austria, Biker Collisions in Lower Austria and Tyrol

On Saturday morning, a 38-year-old motorcyclist from the district of Gmunden was seriously injured in an accident in Pettenbach, Upper Austria (district of Kirchdorf), when he noticed a car turning left too late and crashed into the rear of the vehicle. He was thrown from the motorcycle and landed in a field.

In St. Aegyd am Neuwalde (district of Lilienfeld), two motorcyclists from Styria, aged 35 and 38, collided and were airlifted to the hospital. A collision also occurred around 9:45 AM in Gerlos (district of Schwaz) on the B 165 towards Gerlospass, when a 70-year-old biker from England turned his bike around and mistakenly used the left lane. This led to a side collision with a 56-year-old motorcyclist from Germany. Both fell and were seriously injured, but not life-threateningly, according to the police.

Motorcyclist in Vorarlberg Hit Tree

There was also a seriously injured person in Vorarlberg on Saturday: A 22-year-old motorcyclist lost control of his bike shortly before 2:00 PM in Rankweil (district of Feldkirch), went off the road, and hit a tree with the front tire. The rider came to rest about ten meters below the accident site in the forest. According to the police, the man suffered a severe thigh injury.

(APA/Red)

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