Wil, Switzerland: Car collides with electric wheelchair on pedestrian crossing

An 89-year-old man sustained minor injuries following a traffic accident in Wil, Switzerland, on Wednesday afternoon, October 28, 2026. The collision occurred on the Obere Bahnhofstrasse at a pedestrian crossing located after the Schwanenkreisel.

According to the St. Gallen Cantonal Police, a 57-year-old female driver turned into the street from the Schwanenkreisel at the same time the man was attempting to cross the road in his electric wheelchair. The accident resulted in several thousand francs in property damage to both the vehicle and the wheelchair. The elderly man was attended to on-site by a police patrol.