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Three-Year-Old Critically Injured Outside Geeste School After Driver Pulls Out of Parking Space

Police say a 59-year-old failed to notice the child during departure from the sports hall lot.

Overview

  • The collision occurred Monday midday in front of Gebrüder-Grimm-Schule on Teglinger Straße in Geeste, Emsland.
  • According to police, the driver was slowly exiting a parking space when she overlooked the three-year-old girl.
  • First responders provided treatment at the scene before a rescue helicopter flew the child to a hospital.
  • Several pupils witnessed the incident, and the school community was described as deeply shaken.
  • Local outlets citing official information reported an approximate time of 12:40 and identified the car as an Opel Adam.