Tragic accident on Easter Saturday in Hamburg's HafenCity.
A VHH articulated bus runs over a seven-year-old child and fatally injures it.
Brooktorkai closed.
Hamburg – Dramatic mission for the Hamburg fire brigade on Easter Saturday, April 8, 2023, in Hamburg's HafenCity.
A serious accident occurred at around 4:08 p.m. on the corner of Brooktorkai and Osakaallee.
Fatal accident in Hafencity: bus runs over boy (7) on Brooktorkai - rescuers on duty
A VHH bus collided with a child.
According to initial information, the boy ran into the street.
The seven-year-old boy was partially run over by the bus.
The child suffered serious head injuries as a result of the accident.
The child had to be resuscitated in the ambulance and died a little later at the scene of the accident.
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The police have started the investigation on Brooktorkai.
© Elias Bartl
The Hamburg police are currently investigating exactly how the accident happened.
The mother, the bus driver and ten other witnesses to the incident had to be looked after on site.
A crisis intervention team was also on site.
Brooktorkai in Hamburg's HafenCity, which was designed primarily as an office town, had to be closed for rescue and investigative work.