Fatal accident in the garage
Mother hit her one year old daughter
Updated on November 9, 2025 – 16:02Reading time: 1 minute.
Changing tires at night, one final touch – then disaster. A young mother ran over her child in Upper Austria.
In Schärding, Austria, a child was hit and seriously injured while overturning a car. The child’s mother was behind the wheel. The one year old boy died at the scene of the accident. Upper Austrian Police announced this on Sunday.
The accident occurred on Saturday evening in the Schärding district, about 20 kilometers south of Passau. His parents had just changed the tire on their car together. The 29-year-old mother then reversed her vehicle from the garage entrance.
According to police, he heard an explosion and immediately stopped. When he came out, he saw his daughter trapped under the car. The father tried to lift the vehicle with a jack. Rescue workers who were called also tried to resuscitate the child but were unsuccessful.
It is currently unknown if anyone else witnessed the crash or if an investigation has begun. The police did not provide any information regarding this matter.
