Five-year-old injured after running into car in Erfurt
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- A five-year-old girl ran between stopped cars into a street in Erfurt and collided with a slowly moving vehicle, police said.
- She broke her leg and received treatment in hospital; the crash also caused a rush-hour traffic jam.
A five-year-old girl suffered a broken leg in Erfurt after running between stopped cars and into the path of a passing vehicle, police said.
The collision happened on Friday afternoon. The car, driven by a 61-year-old woman, was moving slowly when the girl ran into it without watching the traffic.
The girl fell and was treated in hospital. Police said the accident caused a traffic jam during the evening rush hour.
Fortunately, the car was moving slowly.
Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.