A three-year-old boy was injured in Opole after being struck by a reversing car driven by his father. Emergency services, including a Polish Medical Air Rescue helicopter, were dispatched to the scene on Sąsiedzka Street during a day marked by multiple accidents in the city.
Child Struck by Reversing Vehicle
A 3-year-old boy was hit by a car driven by his father while reversing on Sąsiedzka Street in Opole.
Emergency Response
An ambulance and a Polish Medical Air Rescue (LPR) helicopter were called to provide immediate medical assistance.
Second Accident in Opole
A separate traffic incident occurred on Wróblewskiego Street, resulting in one person being hospitalized.
A 3-year-old boy was struck by a car driven by his own father on Sąsiedzka Street in Opole on March 14, 2026, around 12:20 PM, after the vehicle reversed into him. Both an ambulance and a helicopter from the Polish Medical Air Rescue were dispatched to the scene, according to reports from Nowa Trybuna Opolska and Prosto z Opolskiego. The incident was described as appearing serious. The father was behind the wheel at the moment of impact, reversing the vehicle when the child was struck.
A second, separate traffic incident also occurred in Opole on the same day, this time on Wróblewskiego Street. One person was injured in that accident and transported to a hospital, according to Prosto z Opolskiego. No further details about the circumstances of the Wróblewskiego Street incident or the condition of the injured person were available in the source reports.
Opole is the capital of the Opole Voivodeship in southwestern Poland. Accidents involving children struck by reversing vehicles represent a recognized category of road incidents in residential areas, where low vehicle speeds can mask the danger to small children who may not be visible to drivers in mirrors or cameras. The Polish Medical Air Rescue operates helicopter emergency medical service bases across Poland to provide rapid response to serious incidents, particularly in cases where ground transport time is a critical factor in patient outcomes.
Both incidents occurred on the same day in the city, placing emergency services under simultaneous demand. The Sąsiedzka Street incident, involving the young child, drew the more significant emergency response of the two, with air and ground medical units deployed. No confirmed information is available on the final medical condition of the boy following his treatment at the scene or transport.