In the city of Salzburg

E-scooter and moped riders injured in accidents

A female moped driver and an e-scooter driver were both injured from the side in accidents in the city of Salzburg.

On Wednesday evening, a 17-year-old moped rider and her friend of the same age entered a traffic circle on Berchtesgadener Straße in Salzburg-Gneis. A 55-year-old car driver overlooked the moped when entering the traffic circle and rammed the two-wheeler at a right angle. The moped rider crashed and was injured to an indeterminate degree. Alcohol tests were negative.

On Wednesday night, a 62-year-old car driver drove off at a green traffic light in Plainstraße in Elisabethvorstadt when an e-scooter driver suddenly raced into the intersection from the left. There was a collision, the 26-year-old e-scooter driver was thrown onto the hood of the car and came to rest on the road in front of the car. He suffered minor injuries and was taken to Salzburg University Hospital by ambulance. Alcohol tests were negative.