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12-Year-Old Dies in Scooter Crash with Police Car in Ganshoren

  • A 12-year-old boy died on Monday evening after his e-scooter was involved in a collision with a police car in the vicinity of Elisabethpark, Ganshoren.
  • The boy fled when police tried to stop him for a check, and the collision occurred around 18:50 during a police chase.
  • Emergency services attempted to revive the boy on site prior to transporting him to the hospital, where he subsequently passed away.
  • Ganshoren Mayor Jean-Paul Van Laethem said, "My thoughts go out to the victim’s family," and authorities appointed experts to investigate.
  • An independent investigation by the Standing Police Monitoring Committee is ongoing, with details withheld due to the victim's age and case sensitivity.
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A 12-year-old boy was killed in a fatal accident after he crashed into a police car while fleeing on his electric scooter.

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A 12-year-old child travelling by electric scooter died on Monday 2 June after being hit by a police car in Brussels (Belgium). According to the first elements, the teenager was being chased by a police...

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The boy was riding a scooter and was chased by the police. He fell in a park and was hit by a car.

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In the Belgian town of Ganshoren, near Brussels, a 12-year-old boy died at the end of the afternoon on Monday after an accident involving a police car.

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According to several media reports, the boy was hit by the car while being hunted by the police, information that the prosecution did not want to comment on immediately.

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The twelve-year-old was riding an electric scooter and was pulled over by a patrol car.

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Het Nieuwsblad broke the news in Belgium on Monday, June 2, 2025.
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