Eleven-year-old falls when you start the S-Bahn in Hamburg-slightly injured!

Eleven-year-old falls when you start the S-Bahn in Hamburg-slightly injured!

There was a little excitement today at Hamburg-Harburg station when an eleven-year-old girl fell into the S-Bahn while getting in. The incident occurred in the crowd when the child fell unexpectedly into the gap between the train and the platform edge. Fortunately, other passengers did not hesitate and helped the girl to pull it back onto the platform. Nevertheless, the child suffered numerous bruises and bruises and had to be taken to a hospital. Because of this incident, S-Bahn traffic was interrupted for about half an hour, the lines S3 and S5 were affected, so that travelers had to accept an unpleasant stop. This reports [Sat1Regional.de] (https://www.sat1regional.de/newsticker/kind-stuerzt-beim-einstleben-in-s-bahn-.

In a time when security in traffic, the incident at the Hamburg-Harburg train station emphasizes the ongoing challenges that travelers look for every day. According to the latest traffic safety balance for Hamburg, the number of injured people in road traffic has decreased slightly. In 2023 there was a decline of 5% to 8,874 injured persons, with the number of injured children in particular by an impressive 18.8% to 362. The risk of being violated in a traffic accident is historically low, according to the Hamburg Authority for the Interior and Sport.

The security in traffic

Despite these positive developments, there were also dark sides: the number of fatal traffic accidents rose to 39, from 28 in the previous year. There were 14 pedestrians, 10 cyclists and several drivers among the victims. It remains alarming that over 50% of these fatal accidents were caused by the behavior of the victims themselves. It should be mentioned particularly specifically here that Hamburg equipped heavy commercial vehicles with turning assistance systems in order to specifically lower the risks.

The figures from previous years show a decline in accidents, while the traffic volume has increased again after Corona pandemic. In 2022 there were 61,017 traffic accidents, which has corresponded to a decline of 11.5% since 2019. Both the number of traffic deaths and the children who have crashed have dropped. Out of 407 crashed children in 2022, around 4% less than in 2019, one can hope that traffic safety is still in the rise. This is shown by the Hamburg.

In addition, citizens are given by the traffic safety campaign "Hamburg is eight!" clarified how you can better protect yourself in dangerous situations. This initiative will continue in 2025. The police rely on speed monitoring and prevention work in order not only to reduce the number of accidents, but also that of the injured.

All the figures and developments mentioned reflect current traffic safety in Hamburg. Delicious, there is something! Because whether with a simple platform accident or in road traffic - the focus should always be on accident prevention. Together for more security in everyday life!