Among the villages of Hnilčík in the district of Spišská Nová Ves and Nálepkovo in the district of Gelnica, a traffic accident occurred on Monday (1 September) in the evening, in which the biker suffered serious injuries. To help him flew the crew of helicopter rescue and medical services Air-Transport Europe (VZZS ATE) from Poprad. Air rescuers reported it on the social network.
- The biker suffered serious injuries in an accident between the villages of Hnilčík and Nálepkovo.
- The injured man was transferred to the hospital in Košice.
- The cause of the accident was the impact of a motorcycle into another motorcycle in prevention.
- The patient was hospitalized with severe head injury and put into artificial sleep.
- The case is the subject of investigation of regional transport bodies.
„A 43-year-old man suffered a serious head injury in a motorcycle fall and remained unconscious. After landing the helicopter at the scene of the accident, the patient’s crew immediately took into her care. Due to the extent and severity of the injury, the patient was put into artificial sleep”Said VZZS ATE.
After stabilizing the status of the motorcyclist, they were flown to L. Pasteur University Hospital in Košice, Where it was taken into care by a specialized traumatology team.
Regional police spokeswoman from Košice Jana Illésová for TASR added that The accident happened shortly after 6 pm, When the motorcycle driver at the place where the prevention of a horizontal traffic sign is prohibited, it was preceded by another vehicle in the opposite part. “He did not keep sufficient distance from the previous motorcycle at that time. As a result, the front of the motorcycle to the rear of the previous motorcycle occurred, as a result of which got with a motorcycle into a ditch in the opposite part of the roadway”The spokeswoman said.
In a traffic accident, the motorcycle driver caused injuries to the time of treatment within 40 days according to the preliminary medical report. There was also an expert from the Road Transport Department. According to Illésová, other facts are subject to investigation.
