Admitted to hospital

Automatically saved design

In the back seat of a moving car on a highway in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, a six-year-old set off fireworks to the surprise of his mother (39). The car burnt out completely.

The child and the 39-year-old mother were taken to hospital with suspected smoke inhalation, according to police in Ludwigsburg on Thursday.

According to the officers, the incident occurred on Wednesday on the Autobahn 8 near Stuttgart. According to the investigations so far, the six-year-old had apparently set off a firework in the back seat and thus started the fire.

40,000 euros damage
The mother stopped on the hard shoulder and the car was fully engulfed in flames when the police and fire department arrived. According to a media report, the fireworks were Bengalos and sparklers for a children's birthday party. The police estimated the damage at around 40,000 euros.