Two injured

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Almost simultaneously on Wednesday lunchtime, two motorcyclists lost control of their vehicles in Obsteig and St. Jakob in Defereggen and went over the edge of the road. A 37-year-old was seriously injured. 

At around 12:43 p.m. on Wednesday, a 77-year-old motorcyclist from Austria lost control of his motorcycle on the Defereggenstraße near St. Jakob in Defereggen in a right-hand bend and crashed.

No third-party fault ascertainable
The motorcycle went over the side of the road and came to rest in the ditch. After first aid, the seriously injured motorcyclist was taken by ambulance to the district hospital in Lienz. There was considerable material damage to the motorcycle. No third-party fault could be determined.

Crash in an adjacent field
A motorcycle accident occurred almost simultaneously in Obsteig in the district of Imst: after negotiating a bend, a 37-year-old motorcyclist from Austria went over the edge of the road and crashed into the adjacent field. The rider sustained undetermined injuries to his leg and was taken to Innsbruck University Hospital by ambulance after initial treatment.

The motorcycle sustained considerable material damage.