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The cyclist was injured and taken to a hospital, as the Solothurn canton police announced on Sunday. The accident occurred around 4.15 pm According to police at the BLS train station in Biberist, the driver of the car was backing out of a parking area. According to current knowledge, he wanted to brake because a bicycle was passing, but he stepped on the accelerator.
As a result, he ran over the cyclist and dragged him a few meters. According to police, the 77-year-old continued to drive backwards onto the train tracks. There, the rear of his vehicle was hit by an oncoming train.
The rider was taken to a hospital by the rescue service and, according to current knowledge, he has moderate injuries. The driver of the carriage was unhurt, as were the occupants of the train from Solothurn.
The car had to be recovered and towed with the help of a tow truck. The police took away the old woman’s driver’s license.
