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90-Year-Old Woman Dies After Electric Wheelchair Crash in Deißlingen

Rescue teams rushed her to hospital after her wheelchair struck a curb on a steep curve with injuries that proved fatal the next day.

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Overview

  • The woman was descending a steep street in Deißlingen, Kreis Rottweil, on Friday when her electric wheelchair veered off course in a curve.
  • Police reported that the wheelchair’s wheels collided with a curb, causing her to lose control and fall.
  • Emergency medical personnel found her with severe injuries and transported her to a local hospital.
  • She succumbed to her injuries and died in the hospital on Saturday, a day after the accident.
  • Authorities cited the road’s steep gradient and the curve’s layout as contributing factors in the crash.