Tragedy in Bad Sooden-Allendorf: Six-year-old boy dies after accident

Tragedy in Bad Sooden-Allendorf: Six-year-old boy dies after accident

Tragic, terrible news occurred on the evening of August 9, 2025 in Bad Sooden-Allendorf, in the Werra-Meißner district in northern Hesse. A six-year-old boy lost his life after being hit by a private transport company vehicle. The incident happened during the birthday celebrations of Gerd Kniese, the head of the Nettling senior center, and overshadowed the event with unbelievable suffering.

The boy, who was Mayor Frank Hix's youngest son and was due to start school after the summer holidays, was playing on a lawn when he suddenly ran onto the driveway of the senior citizens' residence. Tragically, there was a head-on collision with a medical transport vehicle. The driver, a 41-year-old man, was uninjured, while the child suffered serious injuries. A rescue helicopter was immediately called to transport the boy to Kassel Hospital.

The sad ending

Although rescue efforts were initiated immediately, the boy died shortly after arriving at the hospital. Around midnight, the clinic informed the police about the tragic death. After the accident, an expert was immediately commissioned to clarify what happened. The local Eschwege police station has taken over the investigation in order to collect detailed information about the extremely unfortunate event and to shed light on the exact course of events. Both reports HNA reports that ... and Tag24 reports that … impressively describe the shock wave in the community.

This disaster plunged the city and its residents into deep sadness. Many questions remain unanswered after the incident, and the entire community stands in solidarity with the affected family, who now have to deal with unimaginable pain. The investigation will continue to be accelerated in order to gain clarity about the course of the accident and to avoid future tragic incidents of this kind.