Hirschberg an der Bergstrasse (dpa/lsw) – A toddler was run over by a car in Hirschberg (Rhein-Neckar-Kreis) and critically injured. The exact course of the accident was initially unclear. According to the police, a driver turned off at a pedestrian ford with traffic lights on Friday. It is not known whether they or the pedestrians were green. According to the police, the mother was standing on the side of the road. The police were initially unable to say why her child was on the street. The child was taken to a hospital in an ambulance after receiving emergency medical treatment.
The police are looking for witnesses to the accident. Prosecutors ordered the car to be confiscated. An expert is involved in the accident investigation.