A child and an adult have died in an excavator accident in the German town of Toppenstedt, just south of Hamburg. Ten other children were injured, some seriously, the fire service reports.
Four of the injured children were taken to hospitals by helicopter. The accident happened at a camp organized by a group of fathers who were there with their pre-school children.
It went wrong when a group drove the shovel “for fun” on a dirt road, the fire service spokesman said. He could not say whether the injured children’s lives were in danger.
During the ride, a group sat in a kind of box that was transported by the excavator. According to police, a hydraulic hose tore off the vehicle, causing the box to detach and fall down. Some became trapped under the coffin. The exact cause is still under investigation.
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