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Scooter rider seriously injured in crash in Schleitheim
A 61-year-old woman was seriously injured in a scooter crash in Schleitheim, in the canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
The crash happened shortly after 12:30 on Sunday, in a bend near the Zwärenbach.
For reasons not yet known, she went straight across the opposite lane and hit a guardrail.
The impact sent her over the guardrail, and she landed 12 metres away on a sloping meadow.
She was flown to hospital by helicopter for treatment.
The scooter was badly damaged, and police are investigating the cause.
A 61-year-old scooter rider was seriously injured in a crash in Schleitheim, canton of Schaffhausen.
The crash happened on Sunday shortly after 12:30 in a right-hand bend before the Zwärenbach.
For reasons that remain unclear, she went straight across the opposite lane and hit a guardrail.
The impact threw her over the guardrail, and she landed 12 metres away on a sloping meadow bank.
A rescue helicopter took her to hospital, and the cause of the crash is under investigation.
- Who
- A 61-year-old woman riding a scooter.
- What
- She was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash after hitting a guardrail.
- When
- Sunday, shortly after 12:30. The article was published on 18 October 2026.
- Where
- In a right-hand bend before the Zwärenbach in Schleitheim, canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
- Why
- The reason she went straight across the opposite lane is unclear. The cause is under investigation.
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The rider went straight across the opposite lane in a right-hand bend and hit a guardrail.
She was thrown over the guardrail, landed 12 metres away on a sloping meadow bank and was flown to hospital.
- Injured rider
- 61-year-old woman
- Crash location
- Schleitheim, canton of Schaffhausen
- Crash time
- Sunday, shortly after 12:30
- Distance thrown
- 12 metres
- Transport to hospital
- By rescue helicopter