43-year-old injured

Front wheel slipped off: biker skids into stream

A serious motorcycle accident occurred on the B185 Martinsbruckerstraße in Zillertal on Thursday. A motorcyclist (43) got back into line after an overtaking maneuver, but then his front wheel slipped off and he crashed...

At around 10 a.m. on Thursday, a German (43) was riding his bike on the B185 in Zillertal when he overtook a car at kilometer 2.7. He then moved back into the right-hand lane, but shortly afterwards, according to witnesses, his front wheel slipped off.

Motorcyclist following behind provides first aid
He fell onto the road and slid a few meters further into the right-hand ditch, where he crashed into the outlet basin of a stream. A biker following behind immediately gave the 43-year-old first aid and alerted the emergency services. The injured man was flown to hospital in Zams by emergency helicopter.