Traffic accident Cyclist collides with car in Wassen UR

SDA

16.8.2024 - 15:57

The Uri cantonal police are looking for a motorcyclist who is suspected of being involved in an accident in Wassen. (symbolic image)
Keystone

A cyclist lost control of his two-wheeler in Wassen UR on Friday afternoon and crashed into an oncoming car. The accident was probably caused by an overtaking motorcycle.

Keystone-SDA

16.08.2024, 15:57

According to the Uri cantonal police, the motorcycle was traveling uphill. Its driver wanted to overtake a car and presumably entered the lane in which the bicycle was traveling downhill.

According to initial findings, the cyclist lost control of his two-wheeler as a result of the overtaking maneuver, the police said. He crashed head-on into the car.

According to the police, the 36-year-old cyclist was seriously injured in the accident and was therefore taken to the cantonal hospital. The motorcyclist made off.

Traffic accident Cyclist collides with car in Wassen UR

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