Dramatic accident in Bavaria: truck hits girl (3) on bike and drags it 50 meters
Created: 05/12/2022, 12:26 p.m
By: Katarina Amtmann
A truck driver hit a girl on her bike in Neumarkt (symbol image).
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A truck driver caught a girl turning in Neumarkt.
The 61-year-old had not noticed the accident and initially drove on.
Regensburg – A bad accident happened in the Upper Palatinate: a semitrailer hit a three-year-old girl and her child's bike and dragged her about 50 meters.
The girl was only relatively slightly injured in the dramatic accident, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
Neumarkt: truck driver caught girl (3) on bike when turning
The accident had already happened on Tuesday (May 10) in Neumarkt, several media had reported.
Accordingly, the truck driver (61) had hit the girl when turning at an intersection.
The three-year-old wanted to cross the street with her mother.
Before the mother's eyes, the tractor hit the child and the bicycle, which got caught on the truck.
Deadly dangers for children from the blind spot
Neumarkt: Truck recorded toddler - driver does not notice the accident
The 61-year-old did not notice the accident and initially drove on.
Witnesses called the 61-year-old's attention to the emergency situation.
"He immediately initiated emergency braking," said the police spokesman.
Despite the minor injuries, the child was taken to a hospital as a precaution.
Nothing is known about the health of the mother
.
(came/dpa)
An accident occurred on the A3 near Neutraublingen on Tuesday morning
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The freeway had to be completely closed.
