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Boy injured in traffic accident in Goslar – driver fails to notice him!
In Goslar, a 7-year-old boy injured a driver in a traffic accident on June 14, 2025. The boy was driving on the sidewalk and was hit.
Boy injured in traffic accident in Goslar – driver fails to notice him!
On June 14, 2025, a 7-year-old boy was injured in a traffic accident in Goslar-Jürgenohl. The incident happened at 1:00 p.m. on Kneippstrasse when the boy was riding his bike on a footpath and suddenly crossed the street. A 71-year-old driver who overlooked him hit the boy, who then fell and injured his thigh. Fortunately, the boy was wearing a bicycle helmet, which may have helped prevent more serious injuries. The rescue efforts were carried out quickly and the little cyclist was taken to hospital in an ambulance. The material damage to both vehicles remained minor.
Unfortunately, cases like this are not uncommon. According to current analyses, children under 15 are significantly more likely to be involved in traffic accidents than teenagers and adults. What is particularly striking is that boys, who often drive more aggressively and wear helmets less often, are the victims in over 70% of all accidents in this age group. This clearly shows that age-typical risk behavior plays an important role. In addition, the number of accidents often increases after children receive cycling training and move on to secondary schools, where the risks can increase, especially in the transition phase. A look at the statistics shows that in 2020, 56.8% of children between the ages of 10 and under 15 who were involved in accidents were cyclists, which underlines the explosiveness of this issue.
Causes of accidents in road traffic
The main causes of accidents involving children cycling are often due to poor child-friendly traffic design and various errors in traffic behavior. Incorrect road use is involved in around 18.3% of accidents, while errors when turning and entering account for 17.1%. What is particularly worrying is that children are most often affected in the afternoon between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., when they are often alone or unsupervised. In most cases, these accidents are minor, but the number of unreported cases could be high. It is estimated that over 50% of minor injury accidents and 15% of major injury accidents go without a police report, highlighting the need to better educate children and parents about road safety.
The statistics also show seasonal differences; While the number of accidents decreases in the cold season, the risk increases, especially in the summer months. Accidents occur particularly frequently in September, possibly due to changes in mobility behavior, for example after a lockdown.
It remains to be hoped that accidents like the one in Goslar are an important reminder of how important it is to ensure the safety of our children on the roads. Greater attention to traffic education and safe behavior for boys and girls could help ensure that fewer children are injured in the future.