Swiss teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer has died after crashing at the road world champs
Swiss 18-year-old cyclist Muriel Furrer has died one day after sustaining a head injury in a crash at the road world championships
By AP News
Published - Sep 27, 2024, 12:17 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 06:50 PM EST
ZURICH (AP) — Swiss 18-year-old cyclist Muriel Furrer died on Friday, one day after sustaining a head injury in a crash at the road world championships.
“Muriel Furrer sadly passed away today at Zurich University Hospital,” race organizers said in a statement.
Furrer was competing in the junior women's event on rain-slicked roads Thursday morning when she crashed in a forest area south of Zurich. She was airlifted by helicopter to the hospital.
At a news conference Friday, a director of the Swiss organizing committee, Olivier Senn, said no official information could yet be given to confirm exactly where the crash happened.
