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Four-year-old boy hit by police car in Leutkirch and seriously injured
A four-year-old boy was hit by a police car in Leutkirch and seriously injured. Investigations are ongoing.
Four-year-old boy hit by police car in Leutkirch and seriously injured
In Leutkirch, a tranquil town in the Ravensburg district, a serious accident occurred with a police car on Sunday evening. A four-year-old boy who was riding his balance bike suddenly drove onto the street and was hit by a patrol car. According to reports from daily news and Latest Baden news At the time of the accident, the patrol car was driving without special signals such as blue lights and sirens.
The incident caused a huge stir in the community. After emergency medical first aid, the injured boy was immediately flown to a hospital in a rescue helicopter. Numerous paramedics were deployed to look after his relatives and those who witnessed the accident.
Investigations are ongoing
The traffic police immediately began investigating the accident. Investigators and an expert were called in on the orders of the public prosecutor's office to clarify the exact circumstances of the accident. However, it appears that the incident was not an isolated incident, as the number of children injured in traffic has recently increased alarmingly.
Worrying statistics
Like a recent publication by Destatis shows, around 25,800 children under the age of 15 were injured in traffic accidents in 2022. This represents a 16% increase compared to last year, although numbers are down 8% compared to pre-pandemic times. What is particularly worrying is that on average a child is injured or killed in a traffic accident every 20 minutes.
Sadly, the journey to school is a dangerous place for many children. Children aged 6 to 14 in particular often have accidents on them, with the main accident times being between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. Monday to Friday. During this time, 14% of accidents were recorded, while 11% of accidents occurred between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. The majority of children in this age group travel by bicycle - 36% of the children involved in accidents were cyclists.
The tragic accident in Leutkirch reminds us all how important it is to be careful on our roads, especially when children are on the road. It remains to be hoped that such incidents can be avoided in the future and that road safety for the youngest children becomes more and more important.