Taken to hospital

Crashed into a car while turning: cyclist injured

Serious traffic accident on Sunday afternoon in Kramsach in Tyrol: A racing cyclist (68) had to be taken to Innsbruck Hospital after colliding with a car and falling.

At around 1.45 p.m., a local man (57) was driving his car on Unterinntalstraße in the town of Kramsach, coming from the direction of Münster and heading east. At the same time, a 68-year-old racing cyclist was riding on the Hagau municipal road and wanted to turn left towards Münster onto the main road at the junction with the L211. "In the course of the turning maneuver, there was a collision between the cyclist and the 68-year-old's car coming from the direction of Münster," said the police.

Car driver and wife escaped with a scare
As a result of the collision, the cyclist first hit the windshield and then fell onto the road. The man suffered serious injuries to his chest and had to be taken to Innsbruck Hospital by ambulance after receiving emergency first aid at the scene of the accident.

The driver of the car and his wife, who was riding in the passenger seat, were uninjured. Both the racing bike and the car sustained considerable material damage.