A badly damaged BMW, but no steering wheel – that’s what Swiss police officers found on Schwägalpstrasse (canton Appenzell Ausserhoden) on Wednesday evening. The driver of the accident was only discovered after 90 minutes – just in time before his health deteriorated dramatically.
Shortly before 6:30 p.m., the cantonal emergency call center of Appenzell Ausserhoden received an automatic vehicle accident alarm. The cantonal police patrols found the accident vehicle on Schwägalpstrasse, in a hairpin bend in the Kleinwald area. The powerful BMW crashed straight into a rolling meadow around the bend. However, there was no trace of the driver or any passenger.
Send only discovered after 90 minutes
While searching for possible occupants of the vehicle, a male person was found by a cantonal police patrol in the Steinfluh area around 8 p.m. The 41-year-old initially only complained of mild back pain. During the initial care by the police officers present, the man’s health deteriorated noticeably.
Health deteriorated
The rescue team that arrived requested the REGA air rescue service to transport him to the hospital, which took the man to a clinic. According to current knowledge, the man was alone in the car. Why the accident occurred is still part of the ongoing investigation. The vehicle was a total loss.
Source: Krone
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