The man from Graz apparently suffered a stroke while driving the car and probably stepped on the accelerator. This caused the car to crash into a retaining wall. The woman died at the scene of the accident and the man was flown to the LKH Graz.
The 73-year-old was driving with his wife in his car towards the center of St. Radegund (Graz-surroundings district) at around 1:20 p.m. when he suffered the stroke. Although both spouses were wearing seatbelts, they were seriously injured when they hit the retaining wall. The driver was flown to the LKH Graz by the Christophorus 12 rescue helicopter. The wife died after being rescued from the wreck despite resuscitation measures being initiated. The Graz public prosecutor’s office released the woman’s body for burial, and further investigations were still to be carried out, the authorities said.
