District of Euskirchen - Two children run over by cars - hit and run in one case
In two traffic accidents in the Euskirchen district, two small children have been seriously injured. In one case, a woman failed to notice an one-year-old child and ran over it with her car, as the police reported in Weilerswist. She got out of the car, there was a dispute with witnesses. A man got out of the car, pulled the driver in, sat behind the wheel himself, and fled at high speed. The child was taken to a hospital in an ambulance.
In Kall, a 47-year-old woman did not notice a four-year-old child who had fallen to the ground in front of her car, as the police reported further in the Euskirchen district. The child was run over and seriously injured and was taken to a clinic in a helicopter ambulance.
- The hit-and-run driver in Weilerswist, faced with public outrage, is now under investigation by the North Rhine-Westphalia Police for traffic crimes.
- The distressing incident in Euskirchen has sparked calls for stricter traffic safety measures, particularly focusing on areas with high pedestrian and child traffic.
- In the wake of these two car accidents in the Euskirchen district, local authorities are conducting a thorough review of traffic management and safety measures.
- Witnesses at the scene of the car accident in Euskirchen recalled seeing a distraught woman trying to console the injured infant before paramedics arrived.
- The series of accidents in Euskirchen's traffic has left locals in shock, calling for increased awareness and responsibility on the roads, particularly when it comes to the safety of infants and children.
- In light of the recent events in Weilerswist and Euskirchen, a community forum has been organized to discuss ways to improve traffic safety and reduce the likelihood of hit-and-run accidents involving children.
