MADRID, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- A three-year-old boy was killed at around midnight Sunday when a car crashed into the shop that his parents owned, according to Emergency services in Madrid.
The boy, of Chinese origin, was in the doorway of the shop in the Usera region in the south of the Spanish capital, when the vehicle, which was being driven by an 18-year-old, crashed into the shop for reasons which are still unknown.
Emergency services were on the scene, but were unable to find a heartbeat on the child, who also had a severe blow to the head and multiple traumas. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The boy's 35-year-old father suffered from a stomach injury and was taken to the same hospital. His 11-year-old daughter had cuts on her back and arms, a family friend suffered a head injury and the 35-year-old mother suffered an nerves attack.
Health services were able to treat the mother and daughter at the scene, while the Fire Brigade arrived at the scene to assess damages and to ensure nobody else was trapped in the shop.
The driver who caused the tragedy was not injured. The Madrid local police force is now investigating the cause of the accident.
