Ten-Year-Old Girl Seriously Injured in Summer Toboggan Run Accident
Eine Zehnjährige wurde auf einer Sommerrodelbahn in Oberösterreich schwer verletzt.
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A ten-year-old girl was seriously injured in a rear-end collision on a summer toboggan run in Schönau in the Freistadt district on Thursday afternoon.
A 50-year-old man was on the summer toboggan run in Upper Austria with his six-year-old son. According to his statements, the brake had not been working properly from the start.
Accident on Summer Toboggan Run: Toboggan of the Following Rider Crashed Unbraked into Ten-Year-Old Girl
At the end of the summer toboggan run, a collision occurred at around 50 km/h. The ten-year-old girl in the exit area had already unfastened her seatbelt and was thrown about five meters by the impact. She was taken to the Linz University Clinic, the boy suffered minor injuries, and his father remained unharmed. The toboggan is being examined by an expert on the orders of the public prosecutor's office, according to the police.
(APA/Red)
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