The police are dealing with testimonies from truck races in the Kladno region. A child died there
A child died at truck races in the Kladno region, the case is being investigated by the police. (April 30, 2022)
| photo: Jiří Meixner, iDNES.cz
“I came across a post on the Internet, it is spreading everywhere possible. I dealt with criminologists from Kladno. The police will deal with this initiative from the citizen. We will listen to him in the whole matter and find out whether the information is based on the truth. However, the whole incident is investigated and it is ascertained how it happened. We do not rule out that new facts will emerge during the investigation. We will find out the objective truth, “said regional police spokeswoman Barbora Schneeweissová to iDNES.cz.
According to yesterday’s police information, the child was supposed to run under the wheels of a special race car and die on the spot. The summoned paramedics could no longer help him.
The source iDNES.cz stated that the accident occurred during the crossing between the individual sections of the race.
A post on Petr Prezka’s Facebook appeared on Saturday evening, in which he wrote that he had witnessed the event. According to him, the truck went to the rescue of another racing truck. He was to drive through places where people used to go. According to him, the driver did not see across the horizon and drove quickly when he “flew into the people”. The editors tried to contact the author of the article, however, they wrote a statement on their profile, stating that they hid the original article.
“If the citizens have information about yesterday’s event, the testimony and the police did not listen to it on Saturday, then let them call 158. We welcome it, the police will deal with it,” she added.
In what part of the complex where the Czech Truck Championship took place in extreme terrain, the tragedy happened, whether the areas for spectators were suitably and sufficiently secured, the police. “We will commission expert opinions,” Schneeweiss said. The police also documented the area on Saturday with the help of a drone.
The organizers canceled the race on Saturday. According to the police, there were 600 to 700 spectators, another 100 were in the depot and 38 special racing vehicles took part in the races.