Accident victim only 18 years old – pedestrian run over by van in cemetery

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A serious accident occurred on Thursday at a cemetery in the Swiss municipality of St. Gallen, just across the border in Vorarlberg. An 18-year-old woman was run over by a car and seriously injured. The investigation is ongoing.

The accident took place at St. Gallen’s eastern cemetery on Thursday afternoon around 1:15 p.m. There, a 29-year-old driver backed his pickup onto a path. The man may have overlooked a pedestrian. The car hit the 18-year-old woman and ran over her.

The accident victim suffered serious injuries in the collision, mainly to the chest. The 18-year-old had to be rescued by the fire brigade and taken to hospital. The accident raises a number of mysteries and that is why the Public Prosecution Service and the city police are now investigating.

Source: Krone

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