Head injuries

E-scooter rider died two months after accident

Almost two months after a serious accident involving an e-scooter, a 43-year-old Upper Austrian man succumbed to his injuries in hospital. The man had collided with a car driver in his home town of Wels and crashed onto the hard asphalt. The doctors now had to give up the fight for life.

At around 2.45 p.m. on January 7, a 44-year-old woman from Wels was driving her car eastbound along Lichtenegger Straße. At the same time, a 43-year-old man from Wels was driving an e-scooter in front of the car on the right-hand side of the road. At the intersection with Grüne Zeile in the urban area of Wels, the 44-year-old driver intended to cross the intersection in a straight line.

Collision at the intersection
She wanted to overtake the e-scooter driver in front of a protective path, but suddenly collided with the 43-year-old for unknown reasons. The 43-year-old fell and suffered serious injuries and had to be taken to Wels Hospital.

The hospital has now announced that the 43-year-old tragically died from his serious head injuries.