Tragic accident – East Tyrol: Car fell into the depths – driver dead

A terrible accident occurred on Wednesday on a forest path in Schlaiten (Lienz district) in Tyrol! After her husband did not come home in the morning as agreed, the wife (60) reported this to the police. During a large-scale search, the terrible discovery was made: the 60-year-old had crashed his car on a forest path and died.

The man left for the alpine hut in the municipality of Schlaiten a few days ago and did not return home on Wednesday morning as agreed. The 50-year-old wife reported this to the police in Lienz on Wednesday evening. Since there is sometimes no cell phone reception in Michelbachtal, she couldn’t reach him. A self-initiated search with the help of relatives was initially unsuccessful. The car fell into the depths. The police then launched a large-scale search operation. As a result, the missing person’s car was found around 11.30 p.m. in the Klosterfrauenalm area. The vehicle obviously went over the forest path and fell around 50 meters over steep forest terrain. Pinched under the vehicle The local was trapped under the vehicle as a result of the accident. The emergency services could only determine that the man was dead. He was rescued that night. According to initial information, the driver may have tried to turn the vehicle around on the forest road. He probably went over the side of the road and fell.
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