Terrible skiing accident in Jochberg: Witnesses wanted!

Terrible skiing accident in Jochberg: Witnesses wanted!

Jochberg, Österreich - on February 8, 2025, around 1:40 p.m., a serious skiing accident occurred in the popular ski area of ​​the Kitzbühel mountain railways in Tyrol when a 31-year-old Belgian winter athlete was run over by two unknown ski drivers during the departure on Blue Piste No. 64a. According to the police, she drove down the valley when the first unknown skier drove over her almost, causing her to fall. A subsequent winter athlete then ran over her left hand and face. Both men continued their journey without taking care of the injured woman, such as 5min.at reported.

The injured were first cared for by the slope rescue and then brought to the St. Johann district hospital in Tyrol. Due to the severity of her injuries, the woman was soon moved to the Innsbruck Clinic. Her partner, who had observed the incident, could not give a precise signaling of the fleeting skiers. The police from the Erpfendorf inspection therefore urgently asks for information from possible witnesses to find the responsible winter sports enthusiasts. The traffic on the Tyrolean ski slopes was also high on this day due to the vacation and the beautiful weather, which increased the likelihood of accidents, as krone.at reported.

further accidents in the region

In addition to this incident, a total of four seriously injured people in the Tyrolean ski areas were reported. In Sölden there were also two accidents on the same day, one of which a 57-year-old and a 63-year-old collided at a slope crossing, while the second incident concerned a Dutch skier who suffered serious injuries in the fall. The police are currently investigating and pointing out that security has the highest priority on the slopes.