The police are currently investigating how the accident happened.
A fatal car accident occurred in the canton of Geneva shortly after midnight on Sunday. As a result of the collision, a passenger († 17) in the village of Aire-la-Ville lost consciousness and was life-threateningly injured, the cantonal police wrote in a media release on Tuesday. The woman succumbed to her injuries in hospital on Monday.
A total of four people are said to have been on board the car. At the exit of a corner, the car slowed down due to another driver. Exactly what he did that made this maneuver necessary is currently being clarified. The road user skidded and crashed into a concrete power pole. Life-saving measures were immediately initiated for the passenger. The other three occupants were injured and taken to the hospital. (abbot)