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One-Year-Old Dies After Mother Reverses Car in Schärding, Austria

Police report the child could not be revived at the scene.

Overview

  • Police say the incident occurred around 6 p.m. Saturday in a driveway after the parents finished changing the car’s tires.
  • The 29-year-old mother reversed a few meters, heard a bang, stopped, and found her daughter trapped beneath the vehicle.
  • The 31-year-old father tried to raise the car with a jack as the mother called emergency services.
  • Paramedics attempted resuscitation but the girl was pronounced dead at the scene, and a crisis intervention team is supporting the family.
  • Reports note no public indication of criminal intent or charges, and a separate crash in Hilders, Hesse, mentioned in some coverage is unrelated.