73-year-old crashes

88-year-old crashes into barrier with e-bike

E-bikes are becoming increasingly popular. On Wednesday, two accidents involving these motor-assisted bicycles occurred in Carinthia, in which a 73-year-old woman and an 88-year-old man were injured.(Bild: ÖAMTC)

There were two accidents involving e-bikes in Carinthia on Wednesday - at the same time: In Klagenfurt, an 88-year-old crashed his electric bike into a barrier, while in Lesachtal, a 73-year-old woman crashed her e-cargo tricycle off a forest path into a steep forest.

Wednesday, September 25, 2.45 p.m.: The time when two e-bike riders were injured in two accidents in Carinthia. In Klagenfurt, a man from Klagenfurt (88) was driving from the exhibition grounds towards Florian-Gröger-Straße. He must have overlooked the fact that the barrier was closing as he was leaving. The 88-year-old crashed into the barrier, fell and was injured and taken to hospital by the ambulance service.

At the same time, a 73-year-old woman was driving her electric cargo tricycle in St. Jakob im Lesachtal from the B111 onto a forest road, where she lost control of her vehicle after around 150 meters, presumably due to the steep terrain, and fell around 15 meters into a steeply sloping forest. The 73-year-old was able to save herself another 15 meters down onto the B111, where a road user became aware of the injured woman. The woman was taken to hospital in Lienz. The e-cargo tricycle was a total loss.