Hit by a car at night – Lack of lighting: Cyclists seriously injured

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Because he was difficult to see in the dark, a traffic accident occurred on Wednesday evening in Maria Saal (Carinthia) between a 22-year-old cyclist and a motorist.

At 8.50 pm both road users were driving on Zollfeld Landesstraße (L71) towards St. Michael / Zollfeld. What the 47-year-old motorist should not have noticed. The Belgian cyclist (22) was driving without a light on the road.

Crashed from behind
“Due to the lack of lighting and the cyclist’s dark clothing, the driver of the car overlooked this and a rear-end collision occurred,” said a Maria Saal police officer. The driver of the car hit the cyclist from behind, causing the 22-year-old to be seriously injured. The ambulance had to take him to the Klagenfurt clinic and the car and bicycle were badly damaged in the accident.

Source: Krone

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