Shock in Echterdingen: 13-year-old recorded by the car and seriously injured!

Shock in Echterdingen: 13-year-old recorded by the car and seriously injured!

On Monday evening there was an unfortunate accident in Echterdingen, in the Esslingen district, in which a 13-year-old student was injured. The incident occurred on Friedrich-List-Straße around 6:30 p.m. when the girl wanted to cross a pedestrian crossing with her e-scooter and was captured by a Fiat that was driven by a 45-year-old woman. According to reports, the 13-year-old previously drove on the sidewalk towards the town center and exceeded the pedestrian crossing without stopping or observing the traffic. The emergency services immediately brought them to a clinic, although the severity of their injuries has so far remained unclear.

The accident is part of a worrying trend, because in 2023 the number of e-scooter accidents with personal injury rose by 14.1 % compared to the previous year. According to the Statistical Federal Office, there were a total of 9,425 accidents this year in which e-scooters were involved-a worrying number that also led to a doubling of the fatalities, from eleven to 22. In particular, young people are affected: 41.6 % of the ancient e-scooter drivers were under 25 years old. And the picture becomes even clearer when you consider that 83.0 % of the victims were on the e-scooter themselves, including most of the tragically incurred.

The most common causes of accidents

The most common causes of such accidents are the wrong use of roads, with 19.4 %, and alcohol influence, which played a role in 15.1 % of cases. As an investigation by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) shows, e-scooters are often involved in accidents that lead to serious injuries. It is particularly mentioned that accidents often happen on weekends or at night and that the victims were often in alcoholized condition. This study has documented serious e-scooter accidents since 2020 and found that more than 80 % of the injured needed intensive medical care.

a safety problem in traffic

Another striking detail of the study is the fact that the most common injuries to e-scooter accidents are head and facial injuries. The need to improve traffic safety becomes increasingly urgent, especially since the number of e-scooter accidents in large cities continues to increase. A long-term approach would mean that drivers of e-scooters, who are often considered somewhat less dangerous, also have to act responsibly and carefully in road traffic.

With this view of the traffic situation and the latest events in Echterdingen, it becomes clear that both the legal framework and the behavior of the users need an in -depth exam in order to avoid as many accidents as possible and to ensure security on our streets. It is to be hoped that the condition of the injured 13-year-olds will soon get better and can fully recover.

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