World · Europe · 4 hrs ago
Car rolls 100 metres down slope and overturns in Galgenen
A 29-year-old man was injured in a crash on Wednesday morning in Galgenen, in Switzerland’s canton of Schwyz.
At about 8:50 a.m., his car left Vorderbergstrasse in the Ruchweid area.
It rolled about 100 metres across a meadow and overturned, coming to rest on its roof.
The driver was freed from the car with minor injuries and taken to hospital.
The car began to smoke, and police, emergency medical staff, a rescue helicopter and the local fire brigade attended.
The available information gives no further update on the driver or the cause of the crash.
A car rolled about 100 metres down a meadow slope and overturned in Galgenen on Wednesday morning.
The car came to rest on its roof in the Ruchweid area.
A 29-year-old driver was slightly injured and taken to hospital.
Emergency services, a rescue helicopter and Galgenen fire brigade attended the scene.
The car began to smoke after the crash.
- Who
- A 29-year-old man was driving the car.
- What
- The car left the road, rolled about 100 metres over a meadow and overturned. The driver suffered slight injuries.
- When
- Wednesday morning, 14 October 2026, at 8:50.
- Where
- In the Ruchweid area of Galgenen, after the car left Vorderbergstrasse.
- Why
- Not stated
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The car left Vorderbergstrasse, rolled about 100 metres over a meadow, overturned and came to rest on its roof.
The slightly injured driver was rescued from the car and taken to hospital.
- Location
- Ruchweid area, Galgenen
- Driver
- 29-year-old man
- Time
- 8:50 on Wednesday morning
- Distance
- About 100 metres across a meadow
- Injury
- Slight; the driver was taken to hospital
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A 29-year-old man left Vorderbergstrasse with his car at 8:50. The vehicle then rolled around 100 metres over a meadow, overturned and came to rest on its roof.