Flown over the slope

Skier seriously injured after falling onto the road

A nasty accident on Wednesday morning in the Tyrolean ski resort of Obergurgl-Hochgurgl. A German (68) fell over the edge of the piste on the descent and crashed onto a road. He suffered serious injuries.

The 68-year-old German skier had skied over the edge of the piste on the blue piste no. 36 in the Obergurgl-Hochgurgl ski area shortly before midday for as yet unknown reasons. He crashed and fell from a height of around two meters onto the Timmeljoch road.

Flown to hospital seriously injured
The 68-year-old sustained serious injuries. He was flown to the hospital in Innsbruck by rescue helicopter.