Motorcyclist Dead After Accident in Industrial District

A fall with a motorcycle in Himberg (district Bruck a.d. Leitha) cost the life of a 34-year-old Russian citizen residing in Vienna on Sunday afternoon. The machine was not registered for traffic, and the man did not have a valid driver's license, the Lower Austria State Police Directorate reported.

Accident occurred on L150

The scene of the fatal accident was the L150. According to a witness, the 34-year-old likely lost control of the motorcycle due to excessive speed before a roundabout. He subsequently fell heavily. The machine was hurled through the air over the roundabout into an opposite field. The emergency doctor from "Christophorus 3" could only confirm the death of the driver.

Small fire after accident in Lower Austria

A friend of the victim, who was following in a car, told the police that he and the 34-year-old had picked up the machine, which was not registered for traffic, from a mechanic and had mounted the license plate of another motorcycle purchased two days ago. A small fire triggered by the accident on the grassy area of the roundabout was quickly extinguished by the Velm fire department.

(APA/Red)

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