Serious Carriage Accident in Upper Austria: 77-Year-Old and Grandchild Injured
Die Pferde gingen nach einem Deichselbruch durch.
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In an accident involving a horse-drawn carriage on Saturday afternoon in Fornach, Upper Austria, a 77-year-old man and his 15-year-old grandson were injured. The two had gone for a carriage ride.
During a turning maneuver, one of the two horses took too tight a radius, causing the shaft to break. As a result, the horses were startled and bolted. Grandfather and grandson were thrown from the carriage, the police reported.
Horses bolted after shaft break
Both were injured in the accident. The 77-year-old was taken to the Salzkammergut Klinikum Vöcklabruck, and his grandson was flown by rescue helicopter to the Salzburg State Hospital.
The two Noriker horses ran with the carriage for about one and a half kilometers further before colliding with a tree and the carriage overturned. The animals broke free but were caught again shortly thereafter.
(APA/Red)
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