Mum dies in motorbike accident on holiday (From Daily Echo)
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Tributes to "perfect" wife killed in motorbike crash in Austria
12:10pm Wednesday 12th September 2012 in News
Christine and Steve Gaiger
A FAMILY has paid tribute to a “perfect” mum of four who died in a motorcycle accident while on holiday.
Christine Gaiger, 51, was riding pillion on her husband’s motorbike when they were involved in an accident in Arnoldstein, Austria.
The couple, from Romsey , were four days into a holiday travelling through Europe.
Husband of 27 years Steve told how his wife, who worked as an administrator at Braishfield Primary School, had been looking forward to the new school term.
She leaves behind sons Rob, 26, Tom, 24, Ed, 22, and daughter Laura, 19.
The couple had been staying in the village of Malta, in the Carinthia region of southern Austria, but decided to take a scenic day trip into Slovenia and Italy.
They were an hour into their journey on August 22 when Christine came off the bike.
Steve was uninjured but Christine died at the scene.
Steve, 55, of Smiths Field, said: “She was just perfect really, very loyal and loving and hard working and a homemaker. We were a team.”
Comments(9)
Heathrowboy
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1:52pm Wed 12 Sep 12
menotyou
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2:12pm Wed 12 Sep 12
Heathrowboy wrote:What a silly comment! motorbikes are no more dangerous than cars, vans, trains or planes thing sometimes go wrong but accidents are usually caused by someone being careless ( not that i am saying christines husband is i think this was a tragic accident)
sympathy to family and friends but these machines are just funerals waiting to happen.
thaughts are with this family at this very sad time
Georgem
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3:37pm Wed 12 Sep 12
Heathrowboy wrote:I don't see how, given that the vast majority of bikers are never involved in fatal accidents. Still, always nice to see this knee-jerk comment posted on stories about the death of a real, actual human being.
sympathy to family and friends but these machines are just funerals waiting to happen.
Deep sympathies to those left behind.
minnie64
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3:44pm Wed 12 Sep 12
Huey
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4:36pm Wed 12 Sep 12
minnie64 wrote:seconded
Very tragic - thoughts are with the family - why people have to put comments other than condolences that start these types of conversations is beyond me and thoughtless - think before you comment
KA
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5:39pm Wed 12 Sep 12
BenjiWinsor
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9:47pm Wed 12 Sep 12
ducati 916
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9:54pm Thu 13 Sep 12
lilbitofjodi , Eastleigh says...
12:16pm Wed 12 Sep 12