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Child dies after falling from bicycle and being hit by bus in Berlin
A child died in a bus crash in Berlin’s Tiergarten district on Saturday afternoon.
The child was riding a bicycle with their mother on Potsdamer Straße when they fell for a reason that is not yet known.
The bus driver could not stop in time, and the child died at the scene.
The mother was injured and is receiving medical care; police said she was in shock.
Police have not established why the child fell from the bicycle.
The accident happened at about 5 p.m., and Potsdamer Straße was closed in both directions while police worked at the scene.
A child died after falling from a bicycle and being run over by a bus in Berlin’s Tiergarten district.
The accident happened at about 5 p.m. on Saturday on Potsdamer Straße.
Police said the child fell from the bicycle for an as-yet-unknown reason.
The child died at the scene, and the mother was injured and received medical treatment.
Police closed Potsdamer Straße in both directions as they responded.
- Who
- A child and the child’s mother were involved; the bus driver was also at the scene.
- What
- The child fell from a bicycle and was run over by a bus, and died at the scene. The mother was injured.
- When
- Saturday, November 14, 2026, at about 5 p.m.
- Where
- Potsdamer Straße in Berlin’s Tiergarten district.
- Why
- The reason the child fell from the bicycle was not stated.
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The child fell from a bicycle and was run over by a bus on Potsdamer Straße in Tiergarten.
Police had closed Potsdamer Straße in both directions.
- Location
- Potsdamer Straße, Tiergarten, Berlin
- Time
- About 5 p.m. on Saturday
- Child’s outcome
- Died at the scene
- Mother’s condition
- Injured and receiving medical treatment
- Road closure
- Potsdamer Straße closed in both directions
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Wir sind tief betroffen von diesem tragischen Unglück
Unsere Gedanken sind bei dem verstorbenen Kind und seiner Familie sowie bei unserem Kollegen
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Gegen 17 Uhr kam es in Tiergarten zu einem tödlichen Verkehrsunfall. Nach ersten Erkenntnissen waren eine Mutter und ein Kind auf der Potsdamer Straße gemeinsam mit dem Fahrrad unterwegs, als das Kind aus bislang ungeklärter Ursache mit dem Fahrrad zu Boden stürzte. In der Folge