Deadly Horse-Drawn Carriage Accident Kills 1 in Switzerland
- On Aug 15, a horse-drawn carriage carrying about 40 tourists ran out of control in Val Roseg, Switzerland, killing one person and injuring 12 others, Police reported.
- According to a Police statement, the driver lost control on a sloping route when braking power failed; one horse fell and the carriage struck a tree.
- A 73-year-old woman died in the crash, while two other passengers remain in serious condition, Police confirmed regarding the group returning to Pontresina.
- The tour group was traveling in "two horse-drawn carriage formations" in the woods near the border with Italy when the accident occurred on Aug 15, Police reported.
- Swiss authorities have launched an investigation into the incident involving a tour group consisting entirely of residents from Switzerland, Police noted.
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Switzerland: In a maneuver one of the three horses fell and the carriage hit a tree. A 73-year-old died, 12 people were injured.
A carriage accident resulted in one death and 12 injuries on Saturday in a forested area of eastern Switzerland, after a couple hit a tree.
The scenic ride ended in a moment. In Switzerland, a tourist died and 12 others were injured due to an accident involving horse-drawn carriages in the Upper Engadine Valley. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to SRF. Details of the fatal accident The incident occurred when a group of 40 Swiss tourists returned from a tour of the Val Rosegg Valley to Pontresina. Two horse-drawn crews participated in the transportation. On the descent,…
In the Swiss Alps, a woman died when the carriage she was in crashed into a tree at high speed. Twelve people were injured. The accident occurred in the canton of Graubünden, not far from the fashionable tourist town of Sankt Moritz. A group of tourists had taken a ride through a valley there. They were in a train of three carriages, pulled by three horses. On the way to the final destination, the driver noticed that the brakes on the carriage…
In the Swiss canton of Graubünden, a horse wagon was involved in an accident on the way down the mountain road, killing a 73-year-old woman and injuring 12 others.
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