Tuesday 9th April, an accident occurred in Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc. A mother and her child were injured after walking under a car whose handbrake was released.
A domestic accident that could have had serious consequences took place Tuesday, April 9, 2019 in Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc (Seine-Maritime) . The hand brake of a car dropped and a mother and her child passed under it.
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The car moves back on them
It is almost 9 o’clock when the accident occurs at an individual in Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc. A Citroën Xantia is then parked in the garage of the house.
The parking brake gives way, and the car moves back. The owner, a 27-year-old mother, and her two-and-a-half-year-old son are then in the vicinity of the vehicle.
According to a judicial source, “the child and his mother went under the vehicle”. When firefighters arrive, the boy suffers severe back pain and his mother is injured in the knee. Quickly taken care of, they are both transported to the hospital Jacques Monod.
The child and the mother are not seriously injured. Still according to a judicial source, “the son was plastered at the level of the right leg. ”
Domestic accidents in France
A study published in December 2018 indicated that home and leisure accidents are the third leading cause of death (and the first for children). Cooking and phoning, picking up unprotected pieces of glass, walking on a slippery and wet floor … Initially innocuous gestures that can cause accidents, sometimes dramatic. According to a study by the Association Attitude Prevention , 20,000 people die each year in accidents of everyday life . It is the leading cause of death among children aged 1 to 14 years. The survey also reveals that 90% of parents admit having already had, during their daily activities, risky behavior in the presence of their children.
