Accident in Ischgl

Crash on the slopes ends Tyrol vacation for skiers

Symbol photo(Bild: photalo/stock.adobe.com, Symbolbild)

The pre-Christmas skiing vacation in the Tyrolean mountains ended on Thursday for a young Luxembourger and a winter sports enthusiast (60) from Israel in hospital. The two skiers collided on the piste.

The serious skiing accident occurred shortly before midday on Thursday on a red slope in the Ischgl ski area. "For reasons as yet unknown, there was a ski collision between a 17-year-old Luxembourger and a 60-year-old man from Israel", according to the police.

Flown to hospital
Both skiers sustained serious injuries in the accident. The Luxembourger even had to be flown to hospital in Zams by emergency helicopter.