2023-06-24 20:05:00
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Children and their fathers meet for a camp. But the event ends in tragedy.
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On Saturday, a serious accident occurred in Topppenstedt, Germany (Harburg district), during an excursion with an excavator. One child and one adult died, and 10 other children were injured, some seriously. According to initial police reports, a torn hydraulic hose caused the to have been the cause of the accident
In an accident during an excursion with an excavator, a child and an adult died in Toppenstedt (Harburg district).
Ten other children were injured, some seriously, four of whom had to be taken to clinics by helicopter, as a spokesman for the fire department told the German Press Agency.
The accident happened at a tent camp that fathers had organized with their children of kindergarten age. A group was driven “for amusement” by an excavator over a dirt road. The people were in a kind of lattice box that the wheel loader had lifted up.
According to a police spokesman, a hydraulic hose is believed to have ruptured. The box broke off and fell to the ground, according to the fire department spokesman. The spokesman might not say whether children are in mortal danger.
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