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Tragedy in North Rhine-Westphalia: car crashes into pedestrians - 12-year-old dead - emergency services have to be looked after

2020-10-30T14:03:12.112Z


In Kempen in North Rhine-Westphalia, a car drove into a group of people. A twelve year old boy was killed.


In Kempen in North Rhine-Westphalia, a car drove into a group of people.

A twelve year old boy was killed.

Update from October 30th, 9.42 a.m.:

On Friday, after the fatal drive of a car into a group of people in

Kempen,

the

investigation

into the cause of

the

accident

continues.

A police spokeswoman said on Friday morning that the investigations could take longer because there were

no accident

witnesses.

The emergency services first had to be looked after after the incident on Thursday afternoon.

There is currently

no evidence

that the 30-year-old driver

intentionally

entered the group, it said.

Serious accident in North Rhine-Westphalia: driver comes off the road and drives in a pedestrian group

Update from October 30, 6.45 a.m.:

Tragedy in

Kempen

in North Rhine-Westphalia

: A driver drove into a group of pedestrians on Thursday afternoon.

A person was killed in the process.

It has now been confirmed: It is a

twelve year old boy

.

The 30-year-old driver went off the road with his car on Thursday, police reported.

The boy's mother and a 43-year-old pedestrian who was also on the bike and footpath were

seriously injured

.

The

boy's

two-year-old brother

suffered minor injuries.

Kempen (NRW): Car drives in a pedestrian group - boy dies

The driver, a German from

Kempen

, was slightly injured.

According to a police spokesman, the unlit scene of the accident is in a long right-hand bend in a

wooded area

.

The car skidded over the footpath and bike path into a field, where it stopped.

The stroller that the two-year-old was in was destroyed in the accident, as pictures show.

According to the police, the 43-year-old pedestrian does not belong to the family.

Accident in Kempen (North Rhine-Westphalia): group of pedestrians hit by car

First report from October 29, 6:32 p.m .:

Kempen - In the city of

Kempen

in North Rhine-Westphalia, a vehicle

drove

into a group of

people

.

The car drove onto the

footpath and bike path

where several people were.

According to the police, there was one dead and at least three seriously injured.

The driver of the car had therefore strayed to the right of the lane at around 4:36 p.m. for an unexplained cause.

"There is currently no evidence that the driver intentionally drove into the crowd," said a police commissioner to the

picture

.

After a serious traffic accident, # TönisbergerStraße # Königshütte between # HülserStraße and # B9 is closed in #Kempen.


Please drive around the area widely, we will report when the road can be used again.

pic.twitter.com/znR9L44iPH

- Police NRW VIE (@polizei_nrw_vie) October 29, 2020

The injured were picked up from the scene of the accident with several rescue helicopters.

According to information from RTL, the dead is a child.

Just recently, four people died in an accident in North Rhine-Westphalia when a truck raced into a minibus.

(dpa / rjs)

Source: merkur

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