Fatal braking maneuver

Racing cyclists collided: training ended in hospital

Two racing cyclists suffered serious injuries in a training accident in the Tyrolean Oberland on Saturday morning. The two athletes had to be taken to hospital in Innsbruck by ambulance.

The accident happened shortly before 9 a.m. in Flaurling. A training group of several people were driving on the L11 in the direction of Polling when a 19-year-old German woman initiated a braking maneuver at a speed of around 50 km/h. The young woman and two of her colleagues in the training group had to be rescued. The young woman and two of her colleagues, aged 27 and 33, crashed as a result.

Rescue to the hospital
The 19-year-old and one of the men suffered serious injuries. After initial treatment at the scene of the accident, they were taken to Innsbruck Hospital by the emergency services.