On the Tiefenbach glacier

Another two hit-and-run skiing accidents in Tyrol

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After three serious skiing accidents on the Tiefenbachferner in Sölden in Tyrol on Sunday, the piste rescuers had to be called out again on Monday. Once again, unknown winter sports enthusiasts simply carried on skiing.

At around 11 a.m., an accident occurred on the blue marked piste 38 between a snowboarder (53) from Holland and a previously unknown female skier. According to the 53-year-old, the two skiers narrowly missed each other and crashed. Although he initially believed he had not been injured, the Dutchman later felt pain in his shoulder and went to the piste rescue service. "The man suffered a serious injury as a result of the accident and was taken to a private clinic by ambulance," said the investigators, who are now looking for a woman aged around 30 who was wearing an orange jacket and orange and white ski pants.

Rammed down by a snowboarder
Just a few minutes later, there was a collision on piste 39 between a 51-year-old female skier from Poland and an unknown snowboarder. According to the skier, the man, who was around 50 to 60 years old and wearing a gray ski suit, crashed into her from behind during the descent. Both winter sports enthusiasts fell.

"The snowboarder straightened up and left the scene of the accident without exchanging his details," said the police. The Polish woman was seriously injured in the collision and was taken to a private clinic after being treated by the piste rescue team.