Accident
Seven-year-old is run over by a tram and dies
A seven-year-old boy was hit by a tram in Gelsenkirchen and fatally injured. photo
© Justin Brosch/dpa
The fire department was able to free the boy – but the seven-year-old died from his injuries on the way to the hospital.
A seven-year-old boy is from one in Gelsenkirchen Tram hit and fatally injured. Police said he ran into the street in the Schalke district without paying attention to the traffic.
The boy fell under the approaching tram. The fire department was able to free him, but he then died on the way to the hospital. Numerous onlookers and relatives followed the operation at the scene of the accident.