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A four-year-old girl died on a toboggan trip with her parents in Gera after being trapped between two cars.

A man had previously lost control of his car while drifting on the snowy surface and crashed into a transporter, as the police announced in Thuringia on Monday.

The child, who was sitting on a sledge, was trapped and died of serious injuries.

The rescue service and the emergency doctor could no longer save the girl.

The child went tobogganing in a field in the Langenberg district on Sunday with his parents and friends.

The 25-year-old driver of the car belonged to the group, according to police.

Pastors from crisis intervention teams looked after those present.

The police are investigating the accident and will not disclose any further details for the time being, said a spokeswoman for the authorities.

According to a report by the "Ostthüringer Zeitung", the police contradicted the first rumors that a quad bike was directly involved in the accident.

Great dismay at the scene of the accident

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At the scene of the accident, the accident caused consternation.

He was also deeply moved and speechless about what was happening, said the Langenberg district mayor Matthias Kirsch of the local newspaper.

He and other Langenbergers offered support to the family.

As can be seen in a picture, people had laid flowers and cuddly toys in the snow.

Drifting is - based on a term from motorsport - the skidding of the car in which the rear axle breaks.