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Start of winter in eastern Switzerland: 15 accidents in the canton of Thurgau, 16 accidents in St. Gallen
Just in time for the meteorological start of winter, the first snow falls in eastern Switzerland. This caused isolated accidents at lower altitudes.
Put on your warmest Norwegian sweater, put on the snow chains, turn on the tiled stove – winter has arrived in eastern Switzerland, just in time for the meteorological start of winter. Undine is the name of the cold front that makes schoolchildren rejoice and motorists swear. It brings a “mix of snow, rain, and ice grains” to lower elevations, as the Meteonews weather service writes on Twitter. There is a great risk of slipping on streets and sidewalks.
the #Cold front low #Undine have the #Switzerland Reached from the northwest. At the lower elevations this morning he pulls out a mix #Snow, #Regen Y # The ice core. Take care of that #Strassen and sidewalks, there are sharp # Risk of slipping! (rv) pic.twitter.com/sfpaq5G0AW
– MeteoNews (@MeteoNewsAG) December 1, 2020
Various accidents in Thurgau and St. Gallen
Several accidents have occurred in Thurgau due to the adverse conditions. For example, an accident occurred at Bichelsee in Hinterthurgau: around 7 am there was a head-on collision. “Three cars were involved, no one was injured,” says Michael Roth, media spokesman for the Thurgau cantonal police on request.
15 accidents were reported to the Thurgau Canton Police, as announced by the Thurgau Canton Police in a statement on Tuesday afternoon. Property damage occurred in all accidents, but there were no injuries. It’s not uncommon for more accidents to occur on the first snowfall, Roth says when asked.
The police of the canton of St. Gallen have been called to 16 traffic accidents since morning hours. In all cases, these were personal accidents. Six accidents could be dealt with amicably by completing the European accident report, according to cantonal police. In an accident in Rapperswil-Jona, two people involved were slightly injured and went to a doctor independently. In one case, an accident victim was still putting summer tires on the car.
Car crashes into the Waldkirch ravine
In Waldkirch, the car of a 48-year-old man and his 33-year-old co-driver skidded, first hitting a railing and then falling into a ravine. There it collided with several trees and bushes before stopping.
A woman was injured in the Waldkirch accident.
According to the cantonal police, the 33-year-old was injured indefinitely. She had to be rescued with the help of firefighters and taken to the hospital by the rescue service.
The ambulance took the woman to the hospital.
During the whole day there were no accidents due to the onset of winter in Appenzell Innerrhoden. A small incident happened in Appenzell Ausserrhoden in the morning. “Two cars left the road between Herisau and Schwellbrunn,” says Marcel Wehrlin, a media spokesman for the police of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Property damage occurred. No one was injured.
The snow line is between 500 and 600 meters.
During the day, it remains very cloudy in eastern Switzerland with occasional rainfall. The snowfall limit is usually 500 to 600 meters during the day, as Meteonews writes on its website. Temperatures in St. Gallen and Appenzell hover around 0 degrees on Tuesday mornings and 1 to 2 degrees during the day. In Lake Constance and in Thurgau they can rise up to 3 degrees. At Säntis, Meteonews reports a temperature drop of -8 to -10 degrees.
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