A seven-year-old boy died after a football goal collapsed on him at a sports field in Erlangen-Bruck. The incident occurred before the game started. Police are investigating the cause.
The accident happened before the game started at a sports field in the Erlangen district of Bruck. A seven-year-old boy was critically injured when a football goal collapsed on him. He was taken to hospital in the afternoon and later succumbed to his severe injuries, according to police. The criminal police have opened an investigation to determine the exact cause of the accident. An expert has been appointed by the public prosecutor's office to assist. All scheduled junior games at Kreisliga level in the Erlangen/Pegnitzgrund football district on Sunday were cancelled. The Bavarian Football Association wrote to the clubs: «We are all deeply shocked and speechless. Words fail us.» It continued: «The football family is thinking of all those who must comprehend what is simply incomprehensible at this hour.»
