A three-year-old boy died on 3 November 2026 from injuries sustained in a road accident that took place on the morning of 2 November in a supermarket car park in Trossingen in the Tuttlingen district . According to the Polizei the child ran into a traffic lane while leaving the store and was hit by a car. Emergency services took the boy to hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he died the following day.
Police said that, according to their account of the accident, a 67-year-old driver was trying to drive around a trolley bay when the boy stepped in front of the car, according to the investigation so far. Public Prosecutor’s Office and police have launched an investigation. No specific findings on speed, where those involved were looking or possible mistakes have been made so far.
The authorities are asking anyone who witnessed the accident or can provide information about the circumstances to come forward. Statements about the events immediately before and during the accident, as well as possible video recordings, for example from surveillance cameras or dashcams, are particularly relevant to the investigation. Police published an initial report on the Presseportal.
The background is that shopping centre and supermarket car parks can be confusing places for all road users: pedestrians, children and vehicles share a confined space, parked cars and structures obstruct sightlines, and speeds vary as vehicles manoeuvre. The general rule is to travel at walking pace here; whether that was observed in this case is part of the investigation.
What is currently established is that the accident happened in Trossingen, in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg, and was reported on 2 November 2026; the child’s death was confirmed on 3 November 2026. According to police, the driver involved was 67. It is not yet possible to comment on the cause or responsibility. The public prosecutor’s office will decide whether to initiate criminal or regulatory proceedings once the evidence has been assessed.
For privacy reasons, police are not providing further information about the child’s health before his death or about his relatives. Investigators say they will provide an update once reliable findings are available.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).