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Styrian had an accident with his tuk-tuk and fell into a stream

A man from western Styria had an accident with his electric tuk-tuk on a country lane on Sunday afternoon and fell into the ice-cold Schwarze Sulm. His son-in-law, who heard the cries for help, set the rescue chain in motion. The seriously injured man was flown to Graz Regional Hospital.

At around 12 noon, an 81-year-old man from the Deutschlandsberg district was riding his electric cargo bike on a dirt road along the Schwarze Sulm. For reasons as yet unexplained, he suddenly left the path and crashed over an embankment. The tuk-tuk came to rest on its side, while the man plunged into the icy water.

81-year-old was propelled
His panicked cries for help alerted his son-in-law, who was fortunately nearby, to the dramatic incident. However, the 57-year-old initially only discovered the vehicle lying on the embankment and was initially unable to find his father-in-law. It was only after further shouts that the man from western Styria noticed that the 81-year-old had already been swept away by the current.

The 57-year-old immediately alerted the emergency services. The rescued father-in-law was flown to Graz Regional Hospital by rescue helicopter with serious injuries and severe hypothermia. The fire department took over the recovery of the tuk-tuk.