Thônex GE 80-year-old woman drives into group of children - she dies in hospital
An 80-year-old female driver crashed into a group of children in Thônex GE on Saturday morning, injuring five people, two of them very seriously. She died shortly after being taken to hospital.
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- An 80-year-old female driver mistakes the Sous-Moulin sports center for the adjacent Park&Ride.
- She drives her out-of-control vehicle into a group of children. Two are seriously injured.
- All six people injured in the incident were transported to Geneva University Hospital.
The accident occurred shortly after 10.15 a.m., according to the Geneva public prosecutor's office. The elderly driver had intended to drive to the Park&Ride of the Sous-Moulin sports center, but mistakenly drove into the sports center at a brisk pace, the public prosecutor's office announced at a press conference at the scene.
The driver had driven into a group of schoolchildren aged around five who were taking part in a basketball course. The children had left the sports hall to get a drink when they were hit by the out-of-control vehicle.
Of the four children hit by the car, two were "very seriously" injured, while the other two suffered minor injuries, the public prosecutor's office added. The elderly female driver was seriously injured and another adult who had been accompanying the children was slightly injured. The woman who caused the accident died shortly after being taken to hospital.
An investigation has been launched to clarify the exact cause of the accident and how the driver passed through a barrier, drove up a ramp and crossed a square before crashing into the door of the sports center. In addition to nine ambulances and a rescue helicopter, eight police vehicles and six fire engines were deployed.
SDA