Teenager Dead After Motorcycle Accident in Lower Austria

On Saturday morning, a 16-year-old died in a traffic accident in Bad Schönau (district of Wiener Neustadt-Land). The boy was riding on motocross bikes not approved for road use with an 18-year-old when they attempted to overtake a small truck turning and crashed into the vehicle. The older biker sustained serious injuries. The driver of the small truck remained uninjured.

Helicopter Deployed After Accident in Lower Austria

The two youths from the district of Wiener Neustadt were riding on a rural road in the municipality of Bad Schönau when the 24-year-old driver of the flatbed truck turned left into a driveway. They attempted to overtake the small truck and collided with their motorcycles.

For the 16-year-old, all help came too late, and he died at the scene of the accident. The 18-year-old was flown to the hospital in Eisenstadt by the emergency medical helicopter Christophorus 3.

(APA/Red)

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