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Quad rider seriously injured in crash near Curaglia
A 58-year-old quad rider was seriously injured near Curaglia in the canton of Graubünden on Wednesday.
He was travelling on a farm track in the Val Mulina area when he left the track and his quad overturned.
The rider was trapped beneath the vehicle.
Firefighters and rescue workers freed him and gave him medical care at the scene.
Because the terrain was difficult, rescuers carried him on foot to the valley.
A Rega helicopter then flew him to the cantonal hospital in Chur; no further updates were given.
A 58-year-old quad rider was seriously injured in a crash in Curaglia, Switzerland.
The rider was travelling on a field road in the Val Mulina area when he left the road and the quad overturned.
He was trapped beneath the vehicle.
Rescue crews carried him to the valley because the terrain was difficult, where a Rega helicopter flew him to Chur Cantonal Hospital.
- Who
- A 58-year-old quad rider.
- What
- He was seriously injured when his quad overturned and trapped him beneath it.
- When
- Wednesday. The police reported the crash on Thursday.
- Where
- On a field road in the Val Mulina area near Curaglia, in Graubünden, Switzerland.
- Why
- He left the road while riding; the reason he left it is not stated.
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The 58-year-old left a field road in the Val Mulina area, and his quad overturned.
Rescue crews freed him and carried him to the valley, where a Rega helicopter flew him to Chur Cantonal Hospital.
Graubünden cantonal police reported the crash.
- Rider
- 58 years old
- Location
- Val Mulina area near Curaglia, Graubünden
- Vehicle
- Quad
- Rescue
- Carried on foot to the valley
- Hospital
- Chur Cantonal Hospital