Lost power
Skidoo overturned: Duo slides 230 meters down the slope
A devastating accident in a ski resort in the Tyrolean lowlands: two employees were on a snowmobile there on Epiphany when it suddenly tipped over. The men then slid more than 200 meters down the steep slope and suffered serious injuries!
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen The accident happened in Kirchberg (Kitzbühel district) shortly before 8 a.m. - at a time when the ski resort was still closed. The two employees - a Hungarian (31) and a 59-year-old local - were traveling uphill on a skidoo.
While trying to perform a turning maneuver on the slope, the vehicle tipped over.
Die Polizei
Skidoo lost power
"The snowmobile suddenly lost power on a slope that was around 30 degrees steep. While trying to perform a turning maneuver on the slope, the vehicle tipped over," according to the police.
Broken ribs and other injuries
The two men crashed onto the slope and consequently slid around 230 meters down the steep slope. They suffered injuries, some of them serious. "Among other things, the 59-year-old suffered broken ribs," said the investigators.
Both were first treated by the piste rescue team and then flown by emergency helicopter to the district hospital in St. Johann.
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