Updated July 28, 2020, 10:30 p.m.
An accident happened on a holiday free time of a stud on Tuesday in Rhineland-Palatinate: children fall from shy horses and several are seriously injured.
20 children and a carer were injured in an accident with horses during a holiday break in Rhineland-Palatinate on Tuesday. Two girls between the ages of 11 and 13 were injured so severely that they were brought to clinics by rescue helicopter, as the southern wine route administration and the police informed in the evening. Two children and the caregiver came to surrounding hospitals with moderate injuries. 16 children were slightly injured.
The injured children are between ten and 14 years old. None of the children are in mortal danger, the police said.
Horses avoided for unknown reasons, no children in mortal danger
The accident happened during a holiday free time of a stud in the Annweiler area. Horses were ridden in the forest and avoided for unknown reasons. All horses are familiar with children, the district administration said. The children fell off the horses, “it was a kind of chain reaction,” said a police spokesman.
Firefighters, civil protection, police and rescue workers were deployed in the afternoon. Further details were initially unclear. (ash / dpa)
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