10-year-old girl critically injured in Berlin traffic collision
A 10-year-old girl was injured in a traffic accident in Berlin's Reinickendorf district early on Monday. The collision happened at a busy junction and left the child with a head injury. She was rushed to hospital for treatment shortly after the incident.
The accident took place at around 7 a.m. at the traffic-light-controlled crossing of Gotthardstraße and Teichstraße. A 57-year-old man driving a Volkswagen struck the girl as she crossed the road. Emergency services arrived quickly and transported her to a nearby hospital.
This incident follows another serious crash in the same district on 1 March 2026. A 29-year-old driver died after losing control of their vehicle on Aroser Allee and colliding with a tree at roughly 3 a.m. The Police Directorate 1 (North) specialist commission continues to investigate the fatality, though no updates have been released.
Since both accidents, no new safety measures have been introduced by Berlin's traffic authorities or police to prevent similar incidents.
The injured girl remains under medical care after the morning collision. Authorities have not yet announced any changes to road safety protocols in Reinickendorf. The investigation into the earlier fatal crash on Aroser Allee is still ongoing.
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