Involved in a fatal accident: drama surrounding the ÖSV star

Accident drama involving Benjamin Karl: The 35-year-old parallel snowboarder collided his car with another vehicle in Mittersill in Salzburg on Wednesday. The 70-year-old driver of the other car suffered fatal injuries, and his 68-year-old passenger was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

A statement from the family of the five-time snowboard world champion said that Karl was alone in the car and was driving home from training. Suddenly there was a heavy hailstorm. The snowboarder's car apparently skidded on the road, where a five-centimeter-thick layer of hailstones had formed. “The road was basically black ice. He had no chance to react,” he quoted Courier Benjamin Karl's brother-in-law. Karl is receiving psychological care Benjamin Karl is considered one of the best snowboarders in the world. © APA / EXPA/LUKAS HUTER

The prominent snowboarder is "deeply affected by this tragic event and expresses his deepest condolences to the victim's family," the family's statement said. Karl is currently receiving psychological care.

The 35-year-old professional athlete from St. Pölten is considered one of the best parallel snowboarders in the world. He won the overall World Cup three times, was Olympic runner-up in Vancouver in 2010 and won five gold medals at world championships. Together with Roland Filehner, he is one of the veterans in the Snowboard World Cup.

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Involved in a fatal accident: drama surrounding the ÖSV star

A snowboarding world champion from Austria was involved in a fatal accident. The shock is great.

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