Child Hurt in Crash Near Belgrade Fair, Rushed to Hospital
A five-year-old child and a woman were injured when two cars collided near the Belgrade Fair. The child suffered a head injury and was rushed to the Tirsova children's hospital, while police work to establish the cause.
- A five-year-old child and a woman were injured when two cars collided near the Belgrade Fair.
- The child suffered a head injury and bled, and was rushed to the Tirsova children's hospital.
- Two ambulance teams were sent to the scene.
- Police are still working to establish how the collision happened.
The crash happened near the Belgrade Fair, on the stretch heading toward the city center. Two vehicles collided, leaving a five-year-old child and a woman injured. The child suffered a head injury, was bleeding, and was rushed to Tirsova, the hospital that treats the city’s youngest patients.
According to first reports, the child was in one of the vehicles at the moment of impact, travelling with a family member. The woman who was also hurt was in the second car. Two ambulance teams were sent to the scene, treated the injured, and took them to hospital.
The accident caused traffic to back up. Through the afternoon and evening hours the road, which links the wider center with the left bank of the Sava, moved slowly, and cars queued while investigators worked at the scene.
What is known about the collision?
The circumstances of the crash are still being established. Police carried out an on-site investigation, and the exact sequence of events and the cause will only be clear once the checks are complete. At this stage there can be no talk of responsibility, or of who contributed to the accident and how.
What is known is that two vehicles were involved and that two people, a child and an adult woman, were hurt. Children are especially vulnerable in traffic accidents, because even lower-impact collisions can leave serious consequences in the very young. That is why a fast ambulance response and transport to a specialized facility matter so much.
The stretch by the Belgrade Fair is one of the busiest in the city. A large number of vehicles pass through it every day in both directions, so even a minor holdup quickly forms a queue. Traffic was heavy at the time of the crash, which made it harder for ambulances to reach the scene and lengthened the response.
How can children be kept safe in a car?
The experience of traffic police and doctors shows that proper restraint and an appropriate child seat are decisive for how severe a young passenger’s injuries turn out to be. A child riding in an approved seat, matched to age and weight, is far safer in the event of sudden braking or a collision.
The rules require children up to a certain age and height to be secured with dedicated restraint systems, not just the seat belt designed for adults. Improper restraint, or carrying a child on someone’s lap, is among the violations that most often lead to the worst injuries.
This accident once again draws attention to how exposed the youngest are in dense city traffic. Although the cause is still under review, the outcome shows why drivers are asked to take extra care on stretches used by a heavy flow of cars.
The public will be informed about the condition of the injured child and the woman, and about the findings of the investigation, once the authorities release official information. Until then, any assessment of the cause remains an assumption.
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