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Police Car Strikes 4-Year-Old on Balance Bike in Leutkirch, Seriously Injuring Him

Authorities opened a forensic review following reports that the patrol car had no active emergency signals.

Overview

  • The collision happened Sunday around 18:30 in Leutkirch im Allgäu in Baden-Württemberg, police said.
  • According to initial findings, the boy rode unexpectedly into the roadway on a balance bike as a patrol car passed.
  • The patrol vehicle was not on an active call and was driving without emergency signals at the time.
  • An emergency doctor provided initial care at the scene before a helicopter transported the child to a clinic.
  • Police opened an investigation into the sequence of events, and prosecutors commissioned a forensic expert to examine the crash.