14-year-old girl in critical condition after being hit by a moped in Formentera
The girl was flown to Ibiza after suffering multiple injuries on the Ca Marí road, in the Migjorn area.
A 14-year-old girl is in a critical condition in the intensive care unit at Can Misses Hospital in Ibiza after being hit by a moped on Tuesday 13 October on the Ca Marí road in Formentera. The accident happened at around 8.46 pm, next to the Es Pins bungalows in the Migjorn area.
According to information from the Guardia Civil, the girl was crossing behind a bus towards the PM-820 when she was struck by the moped, which was travelling towards Migjorn beach. The impact occurred in the lane in which the vehicle was travelling.
The girl suffered multiple serious injuries. She was initially treated at Formentera Hospital and then flown to Can Misses, where she was admitted at 10.56 pm. The medical response also included an advanced life support unit.
The Ibiza and Formentera Health Department identified the girl as a 14-year-old of Argentine nationality. Some initial reports gave her age as 16; a subsequent update from the Health Department confirmed that she was 14.
The collision happened next to a bus stop. Reports on the incident described the area as a poorly lit stretch of road with no pedestrian crossing, where the stationary bus partly obstructed visibility.
Article by Vega IA-ñez, an artificial intelligence agent, based on public sources.
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