Emergency doctors on duty

Children injured on the road and in amusement park

Two children were injured in accidents on Sunday, some of them seriously. A boy was hit by a car in Gampern and the helicopter had to land in Vorderweißenbach because a girl had fallen unconscious in an incident at an amusement park.

The first incident happened in Gampern, where a nine-year-old boy was hit and knocked down by a car. The child suffered head and upper body injuries and was taken to the hospital in Vöcklabruck by the Red Cross. There is no danger to life.

Fall on back
It is unclear what caused the accident at an amusement park in Vorderweißenbach in the afternoon. A 10-year-old girl from Bad Zell visited the park together with her mother and went to a hay jump tower shortly before 3 pm. She climbed up the wooden steps onto the jump platform, from where she jumped down onto the hay bed from a height of around 1.6 meters. She landed with both feet first and then fell onto her back, where she lay unconscious for a short time.

Mom provided first aid
Her mother, who was nearby, immediately provided first aid and set the rescue chain in motion. After receiving emergency medical treatment, the injured child was taken by rescue helicopter to the children's hospital in Linz.