A child aged 13 has lost his life in Makrisia Ilia after a severe head-on collision between a skateboard and a car.
Black veil covered the local community of Macrisia on Wednesday afternoon (4/29/04) as a accident accident cut the thread of life of a 13-year-old boy.
The child, who was riding a scooter, was involved in a serious collision with a passing car, resulting in injury fatally and expired a few hours later.
The circumstances under which the tragedy occurred are shocking. According to testimonies and local media reports, the unfortunate student was travelling on a main arterial road in the village.
In his attempt to maneuver to overtake a parked vehicle, it appears he moved into oncoming traffic, where he crashed head-on with another vehicle coming from the opposite side.
An ambulance was rushed to the scene where it picked up the child and transported him to Crestenon Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead.