Child seriously hurt when police car on emergency call hits pedestrian in Graz
A police patrol travelling to a separate tram collision struck a child in Graz, Austrian media reported.
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A child was seriously injured after being struck by a police patrol car responding to an earlier tram accident in Graz, Austria, according to Kronen Zeitung and Kleine Zeitung.
The patrol vehicle was travelling with emergency lights when the child entered the road and collided with it, the reports said. The injured child was taken for hospital treatment.
The earlier incident involved a school pupil struck by a tram in Graz. That pupil was reportedly only slightly injured. The tram collision and the later patrol-car accident were separate incidents.
Police were attending the first accident when the second collision occurred. The reports did not establish that the emergency vehicle was travelling above the speed limit or that the patrol driver had been charged.
The child's condition was described as serious, but the supplied material did not provide a later medical update.
Authorities were examining the circumstances of the road collision. The fact that the patrol was on an emergency call did not by itself establish legal responsibility for the crash.
The reporting did not identify a wider transport disruption or further casualties resulting from the incident.
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What we know
- 2+ outlets · Kleine Zeitung, Kronen Zeitung A child was seriously injured after being struck by a police patrol car responding to an earlier tram accident in Graz, Austria, according to Kronen Zeitung and Kleine Zeitung.
- 2+ outlets · Kleine Zeitung, Kronen Zeitung The patrol vehicle was travelling with emergency lights when the child entered the road and collided with it, the reports said. The injured child was taken for hospital treatment.
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Why it matters for Europe
Police were attending the first accident when the second collision occurred. The reports did not establish that the emergency vehicle was travelling above the speed limit or that the patrol driver had been charged.
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Questions and answers
- What happened?
- A child was seriously injured after being struck by a police patrol car responding to an earlier tram accident in Graz, Austria, according to Kronen Zeitung and Kleine Zeitung.
- What remains unconfirmed?
- The reporting did not identify a wider transport disruption or further casualties resulting from the incident.
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