Fatal Accident in Southern Styria: 54-Year-Old Dies After Tuk-Tuk Overturns

It was not until around 8:40 p.m. that a passing motorcyclist discovered the man under the tuk-tuk. The biker freed him and alerted the emergency services.

Motorcyclist Discovers the Victim

"Trotz sofortiger Reanimationsmaßnahmen durch einen First Responder und einem Notarzt verstarb der 54-Jährige an der Unfallstelle", so die Landespolizeidirektion Steiermark. Any help came too late for the man from southern Styria.

Possible Medical Emergency as the Cause

As a possible cause for leaving the road, police cited a medical emergency. According to the information, there are no indications of the involvement of other vehicles or of third-party fault.

A tuk-tuk is a three-wheeled vehicle best known from Southeast Asian countries, but it is also used in Europe as a leisure or small vehicle. In Styria, such vehicles are a rarity on the roads.

Police Investigations Ongoing

The investigations to clarify the exact course of the accident are ongoing, according to police. The Styria State Police Directorate has taken over the case and is asking any potential witnesses to come forward.

The Hochfeldweg in Hütt runs through a rural area in the south of Styria, near the Slovenian border. The district of Leibnitz, where the victim came from, is one of Austria's agriculturally shaped regions.