Tragedy in Pinneberg: Four -year -old boy from Metallor crushed!

Tragedy in Pinneberg: Four -year -old boy from Metallor crushed!

A tragic incident shook the small town of Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein on Saturday evening. A four -year -old boy was crushed by a heavy metal gate at around 7 p.m., which had been released from his anchoring due to the reason that has been unknown. The goal fell and hit the boy, who was nearby with his family. Despite the quick intervention of the alarmed emergency service, the life rescue measures could not be successful, and the boy tragically died of the consequences of the accident. Fortunately, no other people were injured. A spokesman for the control center in Elmshorn confirmed that it is a serious accident that affects many people in the region. FOCUS reports on this incident.

accidents are a constant danger, especially for children. A current study by the Federal Working Group (BAG) More security for children e. V. shows that more than every third family was faced with a medically treated accident in their child last year. The fact that 81 percent of these accidents were associated with one object is worrying, with children's vehicles such as bicycles, scooters or wheels are often affected. The most common cause of the accident is falls, followed by cutting and squeezing injuries. On the occasion of the child safety day on June 10th, the persistently high number of accidents was pointed out, the parents unsettled. [Cleankids] (https://www.cleankids.de/2025/25/kinder Security Day-2025-kinderunfaelle-leben-auf-konstant-hohem-level/87249/) therefore offers valuable insights and information to raise awareness of the security of children.

security awareness in parents

How can parents make sure that their children are protected? According to the BAG, parents attach great importance to safety when buying children's articles. 67 percent pay attention to product safety, 59 percent of freedom of pollution and 58 percent find development promotion important. Nevertheless, 40 percent of parents do not feel sufficiently informed when it comes to product safety. Many are looking for information online, whereby over half of the parents make themselves smart on digital channels about product safety. The BAG offers numerous digital offers for clarification and has developed the app "Child -safe - avoid children's accidents", which gives helpful tips for avoiding accidents and is available free of charge in app stores.

In childcare, where many children spend a large part of their day, the topic of security is also of great importance. The qualification of day care workers is increasingly being organized according to the "competence -oriented qualification manual children's day care" of the German Youth Institute (DJI). An expertise from 2012, which was developed by the BAG on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth, focuses on accident prevention and child safety. This has not lost in relevance and is still the basis for training day care workers. Child safety offers important information in this context.

it is all the more important that we work together as a society to prevent child accidents. Prevention is the be -all and end -all so that such accidents do not repeat itself. The responsibility is not only among the parents, but also with all of us - in the community, in politics and in everyday life.