Pictures show mangled car Driver dies after violent crash on the Ricken
The police taking stock of the accident
Image: BRK News
The car was completely destroyed in the crash.
Image: BRK news
The wrecked car after the accident.
Image: BRK News
The second car involved was also completely demolished.
Image: BRK news
The police taking stock of the accident
Image: BRK News
The car was completely destroyed in the crash.
Image: BRK news
The wrecked car after the accident.
Image: BRK News
The second car involved was also completely demolished.
Image: BRK news
A serious accident occurs on the Ricken on Wednesday morning. A driver dies at the scene.
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- There is a serious accident on the Ricken on Wednesday morning.
- A driver dies at the scene.
On Wednesday shortly after 5:20 a.m., two cars collided head-on on Uznacherstrasse. A 68-year-old driver was so seriously injured that he died at the scene of the accident.
A 37-year-old man was driving his car on Uznacherstrasse from Gommiswald towards Ricken. A car and a truck were driving in front of him, according to the cantonal police.
In a long left-hand bend at Durschlagen, the 37-year-old overtook the vehicles in front of him. At the same time, the 68-year-old driver was driving his car from Ricken towards Gommiswald. This resulted in a head-on collision between the two cars at the height of the truck.
One driver dead, second driver with undetermined injuries
The 68-year-old's car was thrown into the adjacent meadow. The 37-year-old's car also skidded into the meadow. The truck was also damaged by the colliding cars. Its 58-year-old driver was uninjured.
Pictures from the blue light agency "BRK News" show the completely mangled wreck.
The 37-year-old driver was not injured. He was rescued from the car by other road users. The ambulance service took him to hospital. 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 Uznacherstrasse between Ricken and Gommiswald had to be closed due to the accident and for the duration of the accident investigation. Traffic was diverted via Rickenstrasse.