Tyrolean (29) injured

Alcoholized biker crashed into senior citizen’s car

Serious traffic accident on Saturday afternoon in Telfs in Tyrol! A 29-year-old motorcyclist crashed into the car of an 80-year-old woman. The man was drunk. He had to be taken to hospital.

The 80-year-old woman was driving her car on Josef-Schöpf-Straße in Telfs from the north towards the junction with Anton-Auer-Straße shortly before 4 p.m. on Saturday. "As she turned left at the junction, the driver of a motorcycle following her, a 29-year-old Austrian, crashed into the rear of the car at around 70 km/h," said the police.

Woman escaped with a fright
The motorcyclist was taken to hospital in Hall in Tirol with serious injuries. "A breathalyzer test carried out on him in hospital revealed a moderate level of alcoholization", the investigators emphasize. The female driver of the car involved in the accident remained uninjured. The car was damaged in the area of the rear apron as a result of the collision. The motorcycle had to be removed due to the extensive damage. "At the scene of the accident, traffic was stopped on both sides for around 45 minutes while the accident was being investigated," said the police.