On a straight road

Two friends have a serious accident on a quad bike in the forest

The scene of the accident in a forest near Schenkenfelden, the quad bike had crashed into several trees(Bild: FF Schenkenfelden)

The quad bike landed in the forest, rammed into several trees - two boys are seriously injured. The emergency services in Schenkenfelden (Upper Austria) are puzzling over why the accident happened. The quad bike had left the road on a straight stretch and crashed into the forest. 

An 18-year-old from Bad Hall was riding his quad bike together with his 17-year-old friend from Pfarrkirchen near Bad Hall on the Grübler municipal road in the municipality of Schenkenfelden, coming from Reichenau towards the center of Schenkenfelden. For reasons as yet unexplained, they left the road on a straight stretch of road in the Schild district with the quad bike and crashed into several trees in an adjacent forest.

Rescue helicopter deployed
Both were seriously injured and, after receiving initial emergency medical treatment, were taken to the Kepler University Hospital in Linz and Freistadt Hospital by the Christophorus 10 rescue helicopter and ambulance respectively.