Six-Year-Old Fatally Struck by Bus in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

Authorities investigate tragic accident as emergency counselors support grieving family and witnesses.

A six-year-old boy in Bad Oeynhausen ran onto Landesstraße 772 through an open garden gate and was fatally struck by a bus.
Emergency responders, including a helicopter, arrived at the scene, but resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, and the boy succumbed to severe head injuries.
The 38-year-old bus driver and three passengers were unharmed in the incident.
Emergency counselors were deployed to provide psychological support to the boy's family and witnesses of the accident.
The public prosecutor's office has engaged an expert to investigate the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.