A nine-year-old boy is run over and killed in Manacor.

PalmA nine-year-old boy died Thursday night in Manacor after being struck by a car while crossing a pedestrian crossing with his mother and three siblings. The driver underwent breathalyzer tests and tested negative. in situ, despite the 061 emergency services' 40-minute attempts to revive him. The child's younger sister, aged three, suffered minor injuries and was rushed to Manacor Hospital. Her mother and the other two siblings did not suffer serious injuries.

Several neighbors witnessed the accident. 061 Emergency Medical Services (SAMU) has also activated psychological assistance to assist the family. The Manacor Local Police has taken charge of the investigation and referred the case to Manacor's Investigative Court No. 2.

For his part, the Mayor of Manacor, Miquel Oliver, on behalf of the entire City Council, expressed his sincere condolences to the child's family and those close to him in a statement, and wished the injured doll a speedy recovery.

The area where the accident occurred does not guarantee safety, according to Pedestrians Mallorca

The Vianants Mallorca association has warned that the streets "are not safe for children or anyone else" following Thursday's incident.

In a statement reported by Europa Press, it urged all authorities to put the interests of children "above any other consideration" and to adopt measures to ensure that situations like this do not happen again. According to the organization, on Paseo del Ferrocarril, where the incident occurred, "there is a lack of measures to guarantee children's right to safety and to enjoy their town or city."

This area has a maximum speed limit of 40 kilometers per hour, a speed that, in the event of a collision, "can cause the death of two out of every ten people." The maximum recommended speed in an urban area, the association points out, should not exceed 30 kilometers per hour, and in areas near schools or parks—as is the case here—should not exceed 20 kilometers per hour.

Despite all this, he considered it evident that, depending on the type of street, it is "very easy" to exceed the maximum permitted speed and, therefore, "pedestrian crossings should be raised a few centimeters above the asphalt to force vehicles to reduce their speed. "In conclusion, both the design of the street and the speed are tragedies," they said.

To improve urban environments, there is a network of municipal associations, the Network of Walking Cities, which have joined together to create safer and more friendly cities and towns for people, they recalled, and have urged the mayors of Mallorca.