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13-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Bus Collision in Bochum

Police report she stepped onto the roadway immediately before impact.

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Kind (13) in Bochum schwer verletzt, Rettung bringt es ins Krankenhaus.

Overview

  • The pedestrian was taken to a hospital with severe injuries, and police said there was no immediate danger to her life.
  • The collision occurred on August 18 at about 3:55 p.m. on Markstraße near house number 122 in the Querenburg district.
  • The vehicle was a public transit bus traveling toward Universitätsstraße, driven by a 50-year-old who conducted an emergency brake, according to authorities.
  • Police said the teenager is from Sindelfingen.
  • The traffic unit has opened an investigation into the sequence of events, with initial reports distributed by dpa and carried by outlets including Stern and Die Zeit.