High-speed accident on a summer roller coaster leaves a child hurt at approximately 50 kilometers per hour
In Schönau, Austria, a tragic accident occurred on the summer toboggan run, known as the Speed Slide, approximately 50 kilometers northeast of Linz. A ten-year-old girl was severely injured when her vehicle collided with another at high speed at the end of the track.
According to reports, the girl was thrown five meters as a result of the collision. The second vehicle, driven by a 50-year-old man with his six-year-old son, was traveling at speeds between 40 to 50 kilometers per hour.
The public prosecutor's office in Linz has secured the man's vehicle for investigation into the cause of the accident. The driver reportedly stated that his brakes had failed. However, no further details about potential charges against the driver have been disclosed.
The accident happened behind the girl, who was riding the toboggan alone. The track, which leads about 600 meters down into the valley, does not run in a groove or on wide rails, but on an aluminum tube.
Following the accident, the track was closed for inspection but reopened on Friday, as confirmed by a call to the operator. No information about potential repairs or modifications to the track has been provided.
As for the girl's condition, no updates have been released. An investigation into the cause of the accident has been ordered, but as of the current date, no verified details about the accident or related follow-up are available.
This incident is not related to any reported recreational accident involving a ten-year-old girl on the Speed Slide in Schönau, Austria, or any ongoing work on noise protection walls on the A2 near Hamm. No details about the specific location of the houses and apartments in Hamm that are becoming more expensive have been given.
All those involved in the accident were from Austria. The authorities are working diligently to gather more information and ensure the safety of all users on the summer toboggan run. Updates on the girl's condition and the investigation's progress will be shared as they become available.
- The tragic accident on the Speed Slide, a summer toboggan run in Schoönau, Austria, raises concerns about health and wellness, as a ten-year-old girl was severely injured.
- The accident, reportedly caused by a collision between two vehicles traveling at high speeds, has led to investigations in the crime and justice sector, as the man driving the second vehicle stated his brakes had failed.
- While the specific location of the incident is general news within Austria, it's not related to other events such as recreational accidents or noise protection works.
- The girl's medical condition remains uncertain, with updates on her health and further details about the accident's cause and investigation's progress to be shared later, as promised by the authorities in the field of health and wellness and crime and justice.
