As of: March 25, 2024, 10:04 a.m
By: Maximilian Kettenbach
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A tragic accident in Baden-Württemberg cost the life of a child on Saturday evening.
A sandstone that was provided tipped over and hit the child.
Appenweier – Tragic accident with devastating consequences.
In Baden-Württemberg, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured by a 150-kilogram boulder on Saturday.
Despite immediately initiated resuscitation measures by family members and the emergency services alerted at around 6:20 p.m., the child's life could not be saved and he died at the scene of the accident, the police explained in a statement on Sunday.
Child hit by 150-pound stone in Baden-Württemberg - rescue attempts in vain
Despite resuscitation measures, a child died after a rockfall in Appenweier, Baden-Württemberg.
© Sebastian Gollnow/dpa
The sandstone, which was prepared for removal and was two meters long, tipped over behind a residential building in Appenweier and hit the child who was nearby.
The investigation to clarify the cause of the accident is ongoing.
An expert was called in on the orders of the Offenburg public prosecutor's office.
Fortunately, such a serious incident has not yet occurred in Italy.
Because there have been enough risky situations here recently.
Dangerous rockfalls are occurring there again and again.
A holidaymaker was recently hit.
(dpa, mke)