Woman hit by tree: Serious accident in Ausservillgraten!

Woman hit by tree: Serious accident in Ausservillgraten!

A dramatic incident occurred in Tyrol today when a tree fell on a car, causing serious injuries to a 23-year-old woman. Loud ORF Tyrol The woman was driving her car from Ausservillgraten towards Heinfels when suddenly a tree, which was felled by two workers, 46 and 44 years old, while cutting wood, fell onto Villgratentalstrasse. After being freed from the vehicle, the injured woman was taken by emergency services to the district hospital in Lienz. The police are now investigating the two Romanians who were busy with the woodwork for negligent bodily harm.

Legal consequences for hit and run

In another interesting legal case, the Schweinfurt Regional Court dealt with a “hit-and-run on a tree”. A father crashed his car into a tree and left the scene of the accident without notifying the police. Loud anwalt.de The insurance company requested that the claim be refused because the driver did not fulfill his obligation to inform the police. However, the driver had not seriously damaged the tree, resulting in the denial of claims against him. In the decisive proceedings, the court determined that in the case of minor damage, a breach of duty could not be assumed and that the insurer had not provided evidence of substantiated damage. This decision clearly shows how important it is to be aware of your legal obligations on the road.

In both cases, be it a tree falling on a vehicle or an alleged hit-and-run, traffic and safety regulations are put to the test. It becomes clear that both physical injuries and legal consequences from such incidents can have serious consequences.