Content note: The footage referenced in this article shows a vehicle striking a minor. Viewer discretion is advised.
A live television crew in Kościerzyna, northern Poland, was already documenting one fatal road tragedy when their camera captured a second collision happening metres away. The footage, broadcast by TVP Info and reported by TVP World, shows a car striking a 14-year-old girl riding an electric scooter, sending her into the windshield before she fell onto the road.
The crew had been dispatched to cover a separate fatal crash involving a three-year-old child when the second incident occurred within camera view, according to TVP World. That original assignment had brought reporter Miłosz Sieliwończyk and his crew to the scene before circumstances rapidly changed.
Caught on Camera
Two collisions, one camera: the sequence of events as documented by TVP Info in Kościerzyna.
A car turning into a side street struck the girl as she rode past on the scooter. The impact sent her into the vehicle’s windshield, and she then fell to the road surface, according to TVP World’s account of the footage.
Polish local reporting adds that the driver failed to yield while turning right, per Radio Gdańsk. The car initially left the scene with a visibly damaged windshield, according to TVP World.
The Response and Investigation
Reporter Miłosz Sieliwończyk and his crew acted quickly, calling emergency services and securing evidence before police arrived.
Sieliwończyk and the crew approached the girl and called emergency services. The reporter said emergency responders arrived within about three minutes, according to coverage from TVP World and Metro.
The crew also instructed the camera operator to zoom in on the license plate and record the vehicle’s license plate so the incident could be reported to police, according to The Irish Sun’s account of the reporter’s statements. That footage gave investigators a clear lead.
Her injuries were described as not life-threatening, according to TVP World. Whether she was taken to hospital for observation or treated at the scene remains inconsistently reported. TVP World and a police statement reported by minor scratches, hospitalization unnecessary say she had minor scratches and was placed in her mother’s care without hospitalization, while Metro and TVP Gdańsk report that responders took her to hospital for a check-up. Details remain unclear.
Police confirmed the driver was sober at the time of the collision but did not hold a valid driving license, according to TVP World. Local Polish reporting corroborates that the driver lacked authorization to drive, and an investigation into the full circumstances is ongoing.
The clip circulated widely on social media, including a repost on Reddit’s r/ThatsInsane community. Social-media reposts should not be treated as independent factual sources; the broadcaster’s verified reporting remains the authoritative account of events.
Questions raised by this case, including driver licensing enforcement, electric scooter rider vulnerability at junctions, and how media outlets handle footage of minors, are matters that road-safety advocates and press-ethics organizations may weigh in on as the investigation continues. No official statements on those broader implications had been confirmed at the time of publication.
