Truck rolls over child in schoolyard: eleven-year-old dies in front of her classmates - many questions unanswered

Created: 10/06/2022 10:27 am

The fatal accident happened in the playground of a school in Hassfurt.

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A truck drives backwards onto the grounds of a school.

He catches a girl.

The schoolgirl dies instantly. Other children have to watch the terrible events.

Update from October 5, 12:35 p.m .:

An eleven-year-old girl died on a school site in Haßfurt when she was hit by a truck (see first report).

It may be a while before the cause of the accident is known.

"On average, this takes six to eight weeks," said a police spokesman on Wednesday to

.

An expert was still at the scene of the accident on Tuesday and is now preparing an opinion.

"For example, it will say whether something was broken on the truck," the spokesman told

.

Many questions have not yet been clarified, for example whether the girl could hear the truck.

Many trucks beep when reversing.

This is to prevent accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists.

Truck rolls over child in schoolyard: eleven-year-old dies in front of her classmates

First report from October 4th:

Haßfurt – An eleven-year-old was run over by a truck and killed on a school site in Haßfurt (Hassberge district) in Lower Franconia.

A 48-year-old beverage supplier drove a truck backwards onto the premises in the high school area to deliver, the police said.

When reversing, he hit the student.

The girl was so badly injured that she died immediately.

Tragic accident in Bavaria: Eleven-year-old dies in front of her classmates

A police spokesman said several students had to watch the accident, which happened around 2 p.m.

The children would be psychologically cared for by a crisis team.

The 48-year-old truck driver suffered a shock.

The relatives of the high school student are on site and are also looked after by a team.

There is also a primary and secondary school on the grounds of the school center.

The rescuers set up a screen around the scene of the accident.

The police are now investigating how the accident could have happened.

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