11-year-old seriously injured: Police are looking for witnesses for an accident in Bedburg

11-year-old seriously injured: Police are looking for witnesses for an accident in Bedburg

in Bedburg, a serious traffic accident occurred on Thursday morning, May 22nd, in which an 11-year-old pedestrian was injured. According to KStA.de The boy crossed the railway road at a pedestrian car at 7.50 a.m. In the meantime, a red car, whose driver or driver is unknown, turned left from Lindenstrasse to the left onto the railway road and collided with the child. The driver continued and moved away from the scene of the accident without taking care of the injured boy.

The legal guardian of the 11-year-old immediately took him to the hospital, where he was treated due to his injuries. Then they filed a complaint with the police. This is now looking for witnesses of the incident and asks for information that can be transmitted by phone at 02271 81-0 or by email to poststelle.rhein-erft-kreis@polizei.nrw.de.

Frequency of accidents with children

The incident in Bedburg is in the context of a worrying development in road traffic. In 2022, around 25,800 children in Germany had an accident in the road, which corresponds to an increase of 16 percent compared to the previous year, so mopo.de . This is alarming because many of these accidents are particularly common during school. Most accidents for 6- to 14-year-olds occurred on weekdays between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.

The traffic accident statistics of Police NRW underlines the need to better protect children from the dangers in road traffic. The way to school in particular is a critical point where many accidents happen. Statistics also show that 42 percent of the victorious children between the ages of 6 and 14 were involved on the bike. Therefore, parents are advised to introduce their children to road traffic at an early stage and to allow them to cope with the way to school independently.

call for help

The Bedburg police appealed to the population to comment on the incident. It is of great importance that witnesses who may have seen something have reported to the police. Every detail could help identify the unknown driver of the red car. The upcoming start of school also illustrates urgency to improve traffic safety for children and to raise awareness of the correct behavior in road traffic.