Confusion about school attendants: does he live or is he dead?

Confusion about school attendants: does he live or is he dead?

Hürth, Deutschland - A tragic traffic accident shakes the Carl Orff primary school in Hürth. On June 4, a serious incident occurred at the Theresienhöhe and Frechener Straße intersection. A group of schoolchildren in classes 4b and 4c was on their way to physical education when they crossed the pedestrian traffic lights and were hit by a car. According to current knowledge, the driver, a 20-year-old, drove over the traffic lights at red. The result was devastating: a total of seven people, including two adults and five children, were injured, two of them seriously.

A special fright for the school community was the news about the condition of a 25-year-old school attendant who was seriously injured. A letter of parents who was sent on June 10 wrongly reported his death. This information was immediately spread on social media, especially in Hürther Facebook groups, and caused great dismay in the community. However, the Cologne public prosecutor made it clear that the school attendant is still in an "extremely critical" state, but did not pass how Express.de can report.

Psychological support for those affected

The physical health of the injured is not only important. According to such traumatic experiences, there are often psychological consequences that should not be underestimated. According to experts, traffic accidents can lead to acute stress reactions that can express themselves in disorientation, concentration problems and fears. These problems affect not only the victims of the accident, but also first aiders and witnesses. As a result, the non -injured children of the affected classes receive psychological support in order to be able to better process this situation.

As can be seen from the Citizens' Information of the City of Hürth, it was important to the school management and the responsible persons of the children from the start. That is why parents of classes 1 to 3 and class 4a were asked to pick up their children promptly and to contact the citizens' phone if you have any questions. However, this was no longer available after a short time.

effects on the school community

The accident put a dark shadow over school and triggered a wave of grief, especially after the loss of a 10-year-old girl who succumbed to his serious injuries two days after the accident. Both the girl and the accompanying school assistant were reanimated at the scene of the accident. The sad circumstances of the accident and the associated emotional burdens make it clear how important the provision of psychological help is, as is also the case in a study by the DGUV about the psychic consequences of Traffic accidents are addressed. The investigation shows that about a quarter of the seriously injured suffer from psychological impairments in inpatient treatment.

For the school community in Hürth, there is hope for relaxation and recovery, both for the injured and for those affected who have to process the traumatic experience. It is a tragic event that encourages us to think and remind us of how important security is in road traffic.