Fatal traffic accident
Car flew several meters through the air: three young men die in a traffic accident in Niederuzwil
On Good Friday, just before midnight, a car crashed in Niederuzwil. When rescue workers arrived, two young men were dead. A third died a short time later. One woman was unidentified and another seriously injured.
Three people died in the accident.
The car drove from the train station in the direction of Augarten. At the level of the “Töbeli” parking lot, it left the roadway, as the St.Gallen cantonal police wrote in a statement. It crossed the pavement on the right. There it crashed into a crash barrier and took off. It flew several meters through the air and hit a creek bank. The car then overturned and skidded along the parking lot. Eventually it came to a standstill lying on its roof.
When the rescue workers arrived, two men were already dead, as the communiqué continues. The immediate resuscitation of a third man later had to be stopped. The paramedics pronounced the man dead. An injured 20-year-old woman was taken to the hospital by paramedics with unspecified injuries. A 16-year-old woman received first aid from the rescue service and was then flown to the hospital by Rega.
Accident claims three lives
The three deceased Swiss were between 19 and 22 years old and lived in the canton of St.Gallen. It is not clear if everyone involved in the accident was in the car or in the parking lot area. The public prosecutor’s office has commissioned a wide variety of specialists from the St.Gallen cantonal police to analyze evidence and investigate. They clarify the circumstances of the accident.
The rescue workers were on site with a large contingent.
In addition to several patrols by the St.Gallen canton police, two Rega helicopters, each with an emergency doctor, two other emergency doctors, four ambulances, a medical operations manager, the Uzwil region fire brigade and a public prosecutor were on duty. The Bahnhofstrasse was closed for several hours. The fire department organized a detour.
Police are looking for witnesses
Witnesses are being sought. Anyone who can provide information about the driving style of the accident car, a white Audi A1 with Zurich license plates, is asked to contact the Oberbüren police station on 058 229 81 00. (kapo / stm)