Overview

• Authorities say Gaiser was cycling on Gaisbergstraße when a turning truck struck her at an intersection on 11 September, and she died at the scene despite resuscitation attempts.
• The truck driver’s alcohol test returned negative, and investigators are working to reconstruct the dynamics of the crash.
• Prosecutors have opened a case and placed the driver under investigation on suspicion of negligent homicide, and the vehicle has been seized, according to local reports.
• Gaiser, a Bressanone native, studied at the University of Innsbruck and skated for Eis Team Salzburg after starting with WSV Brixen.
• She regularly placed in the top ten at Austrian nationals and competed at Skate Emirates 2024 in Dubai, as local officials and skating leaders issued public condolences.