Road accident 68-year-old driver dies in accident in Ricken SG
A 68-year-old driver was seriously injured in a head-on collision early on Wednesday morning. He died at the scene of the accident. A 37-year-old driver, who had been overtaking other vehicles before the collision, sustained undetermined injuries.
10.07.2024, 10:03
SDA
A 37-year-old man was driving his car from Gommiswald towards Ricken at 5.20 am. A car and a truck were driving in front of him, according to the St. Gallen cantonal police. In a long left-hand bend, the 37-year-old overtook the vehicles in front of him.
At the height of the truck, there was a head-on collision with the car of a 68-year-old driver who was driving in the direction of Gommiswald. His car was thrown into the adjacent meadow. The 37-year-old's vehicle also ended up in the meadow. The truck was also damaged by the colliding cars. Its 58-year-old driver was uninjured.
The 68-year-old driver, a Swiss national living in the region, was trapped in his car. He died at the scene of the accident. The 37-year-old driver sustained undetermined injuries. He was rescued from the car and taken to hospital.
In addition to the police, ambulance service and fire department, the environmental damage service of the cantonal environmental office was also at the scene. They clarified the effects of any spillage on the raised bog.
