Shock in St. Ruprecht: Cyclists seriously injured, driver flight after accident!
Shock in St. Ruprecht: Cyclists seriously injured, driver flight after accident!
A wave of sadness and concern moves through the municipality of St. Ruprecht on the Raab, after two tragic accidents with cyclists are stunned by cyclists. On May 30, 2025, a heavy collision between a 21-year-old cyclist and a car driver occurred at 3:35 p.m.
The cyclist was on the parish road towards Albersdorf when the still unknown car driver collided with him at a crossing. The young man contracted the serious injuries and had to be brought to the LKH Graz with the rescue helicopter C16. Tragically, the cyclist did not wear a protective helmet, which may have contributed to the serious injuries. The car driver fled from the scene of the accident, but left a license plate. The 19-year-old driver from the Weiz district later returned to the scene of the accident in the presence of his mother. Fortunately, an alkotest showed that it was not alcoholic; Nevertheless, he will have to expect legal consequences. Fireworld reports that…
another tragic incident
A few minutes after the first misfortune, around 3:50 p.m., a few minutes after the first accident, there was another serious incident at an unrestricted level crossing in St. Ruprecht an der Raab. A 66-year-old woman was hit by a train when crossing the tracks. The cyclist, who was traveling towards Dietmannsdorf, ignored the red light and crossed the tracks. The passenger train of Gleisdorf caught her on the right front and hurled her to the ground. The woman also suffered the most serious injuries and was cared for by the emergency doctor on site, but she succumbed to her injuries at night. Happiness in misfortune: The train driver and 17 passengers were not injured. Kleine Zeitung reports that ...a worrying trend
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| Ort | Wollsdorf, Gemeinde St. Ruprecht an der Raab, Bezirk Weiz, Österreich |
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