The driver of the sand cleaning machine who ran over the child on the beach in Sozopol , has been released from custody. This was reported by RU-Sozopol.
This happened just before 8pm on Saturday night.
The driver was detained by the police for a period of 24 hours. There is no reason to extend the arrest against the 69-year-old man from Ravadinovo, the police in Burgas told bTV.
The case is being investigated.
We remind you that the 9-year-old boy from Plovdiv was playing on the beach with another child. They decided to board the machine while it was leveling the beach at the end of the day.
Climbing the machine while working on the beach, the boy loses his balance and falls into the rotating device that cleans the sand and gets stuck in it. The second child did not manage to get on, but only ran behind.
Even on Friday (August 2) in the evening, the injured child was admitted with multiple injuries to the MBAL Burgas, but since his condition is serious, he had to be transported by “Spartan“ to the “Pirogov“ hospital in the capital in the afternoon hours on Saturday (August 3).
Doctors explained that the 9-year-old boy with a severe brain injury, as well as injuries in the chest area. He is in the intensive care unit of the "Pirogov" hospital, where medics have been fighting for his life for the past 24 hours.
Early Sunday morning, the medical facility reported that their patient was in contact and his vital signs were stable.