Collision involving several vehicles in Rueun GR claims lives
Published: Saturday, Jul 20th 2024, 11:40
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A 56-year-old woman was killed in a collision between a truck, a motorhome and a motorcycle in Rueun GR on Friday afternoon. Two other people were injured in the collision, as reported by the cantonal police on Saturday.
According to initial findings by the police, a 49-year-old truck driver was driving up the valley from Ilanz GR towards Trun GR shortly after 3 pm. In a left-hand bend in the Gula area in Rueun, the truck skidded on the wet road, whereupon it spun on its own axis and collided with the oncoming caravan and one of two motorcycles.
The collision caused the truck to tear the caravan off the road and both tumbled down a slope.
The driver of the caravan was trapped in the vehicle, according to the police. Third parties immediately provided first aid until two teams from Surselva Rescue and two Rega helicopters arrived. Despite emergency medical care, the woman died at the scene of the accident.
Her 14-year-old daughter, who was also riding in the camper van, was moderately seriously injured. The motorcyclist who crashed suffered serious injuries.
Both were flown by helicopter to the Graubünden Cantonal Hospital in Chur. The second motorcyclist was able to initiate emergency braking, put the motorcycle down and thus prevent a collision. He, his passenger and the truck driver were uninjured.
The Oberalpstrasse was closed for more than five hours during the operation at the scene of the accident. Traffic was widely diverted via Obersaxen.
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