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Reversing Street Sweeper Seriously Injures 11-Year-Old Cyclist in Bad Lippspringe

Police describe an immediate rescue by the driver, followed by transport to a Paderborn hospital.

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.