Overview
- Police say the collision occurred Tuesday around 13:35 on the street Im Bruch in Bad Lippspringe.
- The boy had been riding his bicycle behind the cleaning vehicle when it reversed to clear the curb.
- He fell with his bike and became trapped beneath the street-sweeping machine.
- The 58-year-old driver moved the vehicle forward and, with first helpers, pulled the child free and provided initial aid.
- The child sustained serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Paderborn, and he was not wearing a helmet.