On the way on a forest path

Tyrolean (88) fell around ten meters on his e-bike

The outing of an 88-year-old Tyrolean on his e-bike on Sunday morning ended in hospital. The man and his bike fell around ten meters down a steep embankment.

At around 10.45 a.m., the local man was riding his e-bike along a forest path in the municipality of Weerberg (Schwaz district) in the direction of "Mandlaste". "When the man tried to turn around on the e-bike, he overshot the forest path on the downhill side and fell about ten meters down a steep, wooded embankment together with the e-bike," according to the police.

Flown to hospital
A neighbor of the accident victim immediately administered first aid and called the emergency services. After receiving medical treatment at the scene of the accident, the 88-year-old was flown by emergency helicopter to the hospital in Hall in Tirol with suspected rib fractures and abrasions to his face.