Driver 83 years old

Horrific accident in Berlin: After mother, child also dead

According to the police, the course of events was still unclear on Saturday. The investigation is still ongoing.(Bild: APA/Pierce Adler)

Following a serious traffic accident in Berlin on Saturday, the mother and her four-year-old child have now also died in hospital.

 

 

The 41-year-old woman and her child were taken to hospital with serious injuries after the accident near Potsdamer Platz. The mother died there a short time later. Her child underwent emergency surgery but also succumbed to his injuries.

Family traveling as tourists
The woman's partner and sister were taken to hospital suffering from shock, police said on Saturday. All four had been in Berlin as tourists.

According to initial findings, the woman and the child in a baby carriage were hit by a car on Leipziger Straße in a construction site area near a shopping center.(Bild: APA/dpa/Christophe Gateau)

Woman with buggy hit by car
According to initial findings, the woman and the child in a baby carriage were hit by a car on Leipziger Straße in a construction site area near a shopping center. The 83-year-old driver was also taken to hospital, but was released after outpatient treatment and a blood sample taken.

According to the fire department, the mother and child were resuscitated at the scene of the accident. They were then resuscitated on the way to hospital. Following the accident, another car crashed into a vehicle.