On the road with a scooter

Boy (5) hit by car: Driver was under the influence of alcohol

A fatal accident early Tuesday evening in East Tyrol: a five-year-old boy riding a scooter crashed into a car in Matrei and fell. The child suffered injuries. According to the police, the driver of the car tested positive for alcohol.

The accident happened shortly before 6 pm. According to the police, the five-year-old boy, who was traveling with his mother, drove down the connecting road Pattergasse and collided  head-on with a car coming from the right at the intersection with Remlerstraße.

Child thrown onto the road
Due to the force of the impact, the child was thrown onto the road. He suffered serious injuries and had to be taken to Lienz District Hospital by ambulance after receiving first aid at the scene of the accident.

Driver was slightly intoxicated
"A breathalyzer test carried out on the driver of the car involved revealed that he was slightly intoxicated," said the investigators.