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Austrian mountain biker killed in Switzerland

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Austrian mountain biker killed in Switzerland
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A 57-year-old Austrian was killed in an accident while mountain biking in Switzerland on Tuesday.

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The man had the accident while riding in Schlappintal at Klosters, in the canton of Graubünden. He suffered such severe head injuries as a result of a fall that he died at the scene of the accident, according to Swiss police reports.

The biker was with a group of other cyclists on a dirt road heading from Schlappintal down towards Klosters.  On a steep paved stretch near Cünwald he lost control of his bike, and fell heavily onto the road, hitting his head.

Police from Graubünden said the man was wearing a helmet, but were unable to say which part of Austria he came from.

With the growth of mountain biking as a sport in Austria, hospital admissions for bike-related serious injuries have reached a high of 6,500 people per year.

Swiss hospitals have also been kept busy by a series of mountain biking accidents.

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