Crashed in a field

Swerving maneuver by car cost cyclist dearly

You don't have a crumple zone on two wheels - a cyclist in Eitzing had to make this painful experience on Thursday. A young car driver wanted to overtake him. When another car came towards him, he pulled his car back to the right and hit the cyclist. 

An 18-year-old car driver from the district of Ried im Innkreis was driving on the L1083 towards Eitzing at around 5.24 p.m. on Thursday. In the municipality of Eitzing, he overtook a cyclist traveling in the same direction. In doing so, he probably overlooked an oncoming car. In order to avoid a collision, the 18-year-old steered his car to the right again and hit the 34-year-old cyclist from the district of Ried im Innkreis.

Both drivers provided first aid
The cyclist crashed and came to rest in the adjacent field. The two car drivers started the rescue chain and provided first aid. The cyclist was taken to hospital with injuries of indeterminate severity.