Tragedy in Kamenz: Junge (7) killed during dredging work

Kamenz (Saxony) – Terrible misfortune in the Bautzen district.

During construction work on a private property in Kamenz (17,000 inhabitants), a tragic Accident.

Child on construction site fatally injured

A 7-year-old boy in the Wiesa district was so seriously injured that he died on site. An excavator is said to be involved in the fatal accident.

The police want to be the background of the accident Saxony do not express. The traffic accident service and the Kripo have taken over the investigation.

The crime scene is located on the disused railway line

The scene of the accident is located on the former Kamenz railway line – Bischofswerda. The route was shut down in 1997, the tracks were dismantled in 2004.

Here a ripped warrant of tree and bushes was freed. The wood snippets of the chopping work can still be seen on earth.

Mother and excavator driver in treatment

Why this Construction work is still unclear.

Police spokesman Michael Scholz: “The 54 -year -old machine operator and the child’s mother were medical care.”