Ostend (The Brussels Morning Newspaper): An accident occurred in Ostend involving a group of children from a boarding school where a boy fell from a window. He underwent surgery and is recovering.
An event happened with a group of children from a boarding school in Brussels. They were staying in a building on Zwitserlandstraat in Ostend. There were 28 children and 4 adults with them. They were playing hide and seek on the 2nd floor of the building when something went wrong causing a serious accident. It’s reported that things got worse and some children got hurt. Emergency services were called to help and they quickly checked the situation to give medical aid. Local authorities are looking into what caused the accident and how it happened.
What caused the serious accident involving a young boy in Ostend?
On 10th August at Saturday a young boy in Ostend had a serious accident. Timmy Van Assche a spokesman for the Ostend police said that the boy opened a window by himself without anyone helping him. He then crawled onto the windowsill and fell from it. The fall was serious enough to hurt the boy badly. Emergency services including the Medical Urgent Group (MUG) got to the scene quickly. They gave first aid to the boy who was hurt but stayed awake during the help. After getting initial treatment he was taken to the hospital for more care. The situation around the fall suggests that it was a one-time event and no one else was involved in causing the accident. The investigation will probably look into what happened before the fall and any safety issues related to the window or the area around it.
The local police said on 11th August that the child who was in the accident has had surgery and is doing okay given the situation. The surgery was done to take care of the injuries from the incident and the child’s recovery is being watched closely. In response to the situation the local police’s victim services helped the affected group and the boy’s parents. The day after the incident they provided support to the family and children making sure they got the care and help they needed during this tough time.
