Serious accidents

Three motorcyclists injured in one day

The beautiful weather once again attracted numerous two-wheelers to the roads in Upper Austria on Saturday. For three, the excursions ended with injuries, some of them serious. Two bikers had to be taken to hospital.

Two motorcyclists were injured, some seriously, in a collision in Kleinreifling on Saturday. The two were riding their two-wheelers together in a group of six motorcyclists. When the first rider wanted to turn right into a parking lot on his motorcycle, so he turned and braked, the 19-year-old woman riding behind him was unable to brake her bike in time, according to the police. She collided with the vehicle in front.

19-year-old seriously injured
Both riders crashed in the collision and came to rest on the verge after a brief skid. The 19-year-old was seriously injured and flown to hospital in Steyr by rescue helicopter. The 25-year-old was slightly injured and did not require medical assistance.

Slipped on a wet road
Early this morning, a 42-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured in an accident in Roitham. The man's rear tire skidded on the wet road in a long left-hand bend. As a result, the man crashed his motorcycle, hit the guardrail and got his arm caught in a support, the police reported.

The seriously injured man was taken to Salzkammergut Klinikum Vöcklabruck. After the fall, the two-wheeler came to rest around 20 meters away from the 42-year-old.