A 12-year-old child named Tajdin was hit by an armored police vehicle in the center of Şırnak city on Thursday.

The boy was severely injured and taken to Şırnak State Hospital, from which he was referred to a private hospital in Batman.

The boy is kept in intensive care and is reported to be in a life-threatening condition.

Time and again, there are alleged accidents caused by armoured police and military vehicles in Kurdish cities. According to a tally by the Human Rights Foundation Turkey (TIHV), at least 19 people have died in so-called armoured accidents in the Kurdish region between 2018 and 2022, including nine children and young people. Another 50 people were injured, 14 of whom were under the age of 18. The perpetrators are not held accountable, and soldiers and police officers generally do not fear criminal consequences.