Collision with sidewalk edge Motorcyclist (54) dies in accident in Basel

A motorcyclist (54) had a fatal accident in Basel on Sunday night. He lost control, collided with the sidewalk and crashed.

A motorcyclist had a fatal accident in Basel on Sunday night. Despite immediate resuscitation measures, the 52-year-old man died at the scene of the accident.

The motorcyclist was traveling from Dorenbachkreisel in the direction of Neuweilerplatz at around 00:50 a.m. when he lost control of his motorcycle for as yet unexplained reasons. The 52-year-old then collided with the edge of the sidewalk and crashed, as reported by the Department of Justice and Security and the Basel-Stadt cantonal police on Sunday morning.

Holeestrasse remained closed for the duration of the accident investigation. The exact cause of the accident is still being investigated by the traffic police.

SDA