A 11-year-old boy has died after he fell from the e-scooter he was riding on Monday evening. The incident happened in the Elisabeth Park in the Brussels municipality of Ganshoren. According to the Mayor of Ganshoren Jean-Paul Van Laethem (Francophone centrist), the boy was being followed by a police vehicle. The Brussels prosecutor’s office has confirmed that a police vehicle was involved in the fatal accident and that the Standing Police Monitoring Committee, Comité P will investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
One eyewitness told journalists that a police vehicle had run into the back of the e-scooter that it had been chasing. A local resident told the Brussels regional news outlet Bruzz that initially 2 people had been on the e-scooter.
CCTV footage shows that the accident happened in the Elisabeth Park, near to the Landsroemlaan in Ganshoren. The police cordoned off a section of the path on that side of the park. The 12-year-old boy that was riding the scooter was taken to hospital but died of his injuries.
The Mayor of Ganshoren Jean-Paul Van Laethem says that the accident followed a police chase that started on the other side of the park in Koekelberg. "My thoughts are with the family of the victim”, Mr Van Laethem said.
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The Brussel prosecutor’s office has confirmed that a police vehicle was involved in the fatal accident. "The prosecutor’s office can confirm that there was a road traffic accident on the Landsroemlaan in Ganshoren. A police vehicle was involved. The victim, a child born in 2013, has died”.
An examining magistrate has visited the scene and a traffic accident investigation expert has been appointed to investigate the exact cause of the accident. The further investigation will be carried out by the Standing Police Monitoring Committee Comité P. The Brussel-West Local Police Service whose vehicle was involved in the accident. Is refraining from comment.