North Rhine-Westphalia: four-year-old fatally hit by the bus: witnesses in shock

Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - A four-year-old boy was hit by a bus in Düsseldorf and fatally injured.

North Rhine-Westphalia: four-year-old fatally hit by the bus: witnesses in shock

Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - A four-year-old boy was hit by a bus in Düsseldorf and fatally injured. According to the police, the accident happened on Sunday afternoon. According to previous investigations, the boy ran in the direction of a bus stop. But then he fell on the curb and fell onto the road. There he was caught by an incoming bus, which a 61-year-old was driving.

According to the police, witnesses took care of the seriously injured boy until the arrival of the rescue workers. A short time later, the child died in a clinic, despite the best efforts of the doctors.

According to the police, numerous witnesses, passengers on the bus and relatives suffered shocks and had to be looked after. The police secured evidence. The investigations were still ongoing.