DistantNews
Support us
🇦🇹 Austria /Disasters & Emergencies

Man seriously injured after being hit by race car at Austrian birthday party

From Die Presse · () German

Translated from German, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Official statement Outcome reported
  • A 53-year-old man was seriously injured in Frohnleiten, Austria, when a race car struck him during a birthday party.
  • The car's driver lost control in a curve and hit the man, who was pushed against a wooden gate.
  • The injured man had a high blood alcohol content, while the driver tested negative for alcohol.

A birthday celebration in Frohnleiten, Austria, took a dangerous turn Saturday evening when a 53-year-old man was struck and seriously injured by a non-road-legal race car. The incident occurred in the Graz-Umgebung district.

According to police, attendees of the birthday party had blocked off a municipal road without authorization to allow a 32-year-old driver to maneuver the race car back and forth. While navigating a right-hand curve, the driver lost control of the vehicle.

The car then struck the 53-year-old man, pinning him against a wooden gate. Emergency services, initially assisted by party guests, provided first aid before a rescue helicopter transported the injured man to Graz University Hospital (LKH Graz).

An alcohol test conducted on the 32-year-old driver returned negative results. However, the 53-year-old victim was found to have a high blood alcohol concentration at the time of the incident.

DistantNews Editorial

Originally published by Die Presse in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

More Stories

From Our Blog