Traffic accident Cell phone alerts the emergency services after car accident in Lugnez

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30.7.2024 - 11:46

The 23-year-old's car got stuck in the bushes after the 80-meter fall.
The 23-year-old's car got stuck in the bushes after the 80-meter fall.
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A motorist left the road in the middle of the night on Tuesday in Lugnez GR and fell 80 meters down a steep slope. The 23-year-old was injured. His cell phone automatically alerted the emergency services.

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"Due to the vibrations, his cell phone automatically triggered an emergency call, whereupon the emergency services were called out by the operations center," reported the cantonal police of Graubünden. A Rega helicopter flew the injured man to the Cantonal Hospital of Graubünden in Chur.

A pioneer team from the fire department secured the badly damaged vehicle to prevent it from crashing further. It was recovered later in the day by a towing service.