The accident occurred on May 29, when Lina, aged 10, was heading with teachers and students from Nuestra Señora del Carmen y San José school to a National Police equipment demonstration. Near the intersection of Conde de Aranda and Santa Inés, she was hit by a No. 32 bus, and one of her legs became trapped beneath one of its wheels. The girl was also suffering from significant blood loss.
The three officers were carrying out another assignment nearby at the time. After being alerted by a member of the public, they got out of their vehicle and ran toward the bus. “We saw where the girl was, underneath the bus,” they recall. Once they managed to pull her out from under the vehicle and assess her injuries more effectively, they decided to apply a professional tourniquet to stop the bleeding while waiting for medical personnel to arrive.
A TOURNIQUET THAT PROVED CRUCIAL
The officers themselves have now explained that the medical personnel who later treated Lina told them that the use of the tourniquet and the way it had been applied were crucial to stabilizing her. The girl was taken to Miguel Servet Hospital, where she spent several weeks in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) before beginning a lengthy recovery process.
Fernando, Raúl and Iñaki have now returned to the same school Lina was heading to when the accident occurred. There, they were able to see her walking and getting around normally, as well as give her several gifts related to the National Police. “We’ve seen her doing very well; she can walk around comfortably,” one of the officers explained, acknowledging how satisfying it was to see her progress in person.
The reunion took place almost four months after the accident and following several weeks in hospital. Lina has already resumed her school routine at Nuestra Señora del Carmen y San José, the same school she had left that morning on her way to the police demonstration she never reached.
