Incident in Telfs

Boy hit by car, driver drove on

A hit-and-run driver is believed to have committed a hit-and-run after hitting a boy on a safety path in Telfs (Tyrol). The police are appealing for information. A pedestrian was also hit by a car in Innsbruck.

The ten-year-old local boy was hit by a car at around 7.47 a.m. on Monday on the safety path in front of the Weißenbach secondary school in Telfs. The schoolchild did not fall, but suffered bruises to his right leg and elbow.

Woman stopped, but then drove on quickly
According to the boy, the driver of the small black car coming from the west stopped briefly, but then drove on quickly in the direction of the Inntal Center.

Police appeal for witnesses
The unknown driver of the car and any witnesses to the accident are asked to contact the Telfs police station (Tel. [phone]).

Another collision on a safety path in Innsbruck
Another accident on a safety path happened in Innsbruck: An 86-year-old local man was driving a car westbound on Universitätsstraße in Innsbruck at around 5 pm on Monday. At the same time, a 64-year-old Austrian woman was crossing the crosswalk at the intersection with Rennweg. She was subsequently hit head-on by the 86-year-old's car.

This caused her to fall and sustain serious injuries to the back of her head. The accident victim was taken to Innsbruck Hospital by the ambulance service.