A five-year-old boy was hospitalized in Ternopil.
The incident took place on the evening of January 2. The child was accompanied by a father, mother and older brother at the time of injury.
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What they say in the hospital
The incident in the center of Ternopil has already been commented on by doctors: the injured boy was hospitalized in the regional children's hospital. Diagnosis – closed trauma to the abdominal organs.
As of the evening of January 4, the boy remains in the hospital: after all the necessary examinations, he was transferred to the regular department.
The police are investigating the circumstances
His father wrote a statement about his son's injury to the police. While law enforcement officers are establishing who owns the horse that hit the child.
– The horse hit the youngest child at the moment when the older boy was put on the animal. A five-year-old boy came too close to the back of the horse. At this moment, the National Guard soldiers and policemen were passing by. They took the family and the victim to the police station. An ambulance has already been called from there, – the police told reporters.
As it turned out, such an incident occurred for the first time in Ternopil. Traditionally, horse owners bring them to the New Year tree every year. the center of the city, so that everyone can ride for money.
Five minutes on horseback this year is 100 UAH. Animal rights activists and concerned citizens are in favor of banning such entertainments, because as a result they often animals suffer.
