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Tyrolean (15) moped catches fire while driving

The moped suddenly caught fire.(Bild: zVg)

Shocking moment for a 15-year-old boy on Sunday evening in Tyrol! His moped suddenly caught fire while he was driving. Fortunately no one was injured, but the vehicle was completely destroyed.

At around 8.15 p.m. on Sunday, the teenager was riding his moped, which is not licensed for traffic, on Anna-Dengel Straße in Hall in Tirol. But suddenly the vehicle began to smoke heavily. "The 15-year-old noticed the fire and stopped the motorcycle immediately," said the police.

The fire department extinguished the vehicle fire, but the moped is scrap metal.(Bild: zVg)

Fire department had to be called out
Bystanders tried to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher. The fire was finally extinguished completely by the volunteer fire department. "The motorcycle was a total loss, no one was injured in this incident," emphasizes the executive.

15-year-old will be charged
According to the current state of the investigation, the cause of the fire is assumed to be technical. The 15-year-old will probably be charged with various administrative offenses.