Stand dragged

E-biker (61) crashed in front of his wife: dead

A dragging kickstand could have been the death sentence for an e-biker from the Mühlviertel region. The 61-year-old crashed so badly in front of his wife on a left-hand bend in Rainbach im Mühlkreis that he died at the scene despite resuscitation. 

A 61-year-old man from Reichenau im Mühlkreis was riding his e-bike with his 55-year-old wife on Lichtenauer Straße in Rainbach im Mühlkreis at around 12.50 p.m. on Wednesday. In a left-hand bend, he crashed for unknown reasons. The wife, who was riding directly behind her husband, was able to state that the kickstand was not fully folded in at the side as a possible cause of the accident.

Wife was looked after by the crisis intervention team
The 61-year-old probably fell as a result. The Freistadt Red Cross and the emergency doctor carried out resuscitation on site, and the 61-year-old was pronounced dead at 2 pm. The accident victim's wife was cared for at the scene by the ÖRK crisis intervention team.