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Tragic accident: Eleven-year-old dies after a bicycle accident in Plattling
An eleven-year-old boy dies after a tragic bicycle accident in Plattling while the causes of the accident are being investigated.
Tragic accident: Eleven-year-old dies after a bicycle accident in Plattling
A tragic incident occurred in Plattling, Lower Bavaria, in the Deggendorf district, in which an eleven-year-old boy lost his life. The fatal accident happened three days ago when the boy was riding his bicycle on a sidewalk and cycle path next to a federal highway. A 19-year-old driver lost control of his vehicle, left the road and hit the boy head-on. Despite immediate medical attention and a flight to a hospital in a rescue helicopter, the boy succumbed to his serious injuries on Friday, as stern.de reported.
The exact circumstances that led to the accident are still unclear. An expert was called in to investigate the process in more detail. In particular, it remains unclear why the driver left the road in the curve.
Accident statistics and children
This tragic incident draws further attention to the serious risks that children and young people are exposed to in Germany. According to kindersicherheit.de, accidental injuries are one of the greatest health risks for this population group. Every year, accidents are the leading cause of death for children aged one and over.
Statistics show that 16.5% of children between the ages of 1 and 17 need to seek medical treatment for an accident within a year. In 2021, 163 children under the age of 15 died in Germany as a result of accidents, including 22 infants under the age of one. What is particularly striking is that boys are affected by accidents more often at 18.6% than girls at 14.3%.
Causes and prevention
Most accidents involving children often occur in familiar environments. 43.8% of accidents occur in private areas, 24.2% in schools or care facilities and 17.4% in playgrounds or sports facilities. These numbers illustrate the need for action to prevent accidents and make parents, schools and communities aware of the dangers that children face in everyday life.
In 2021, more than 167,000 children were hospitalized after an accident. Such incidents, such as the tragic accident in Plattling, demonstrate the urgency of intensifying safety measures for children in order to reduce the likelihood of such tragic events.