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Girl hit by lorry in North Cheam
12:47pm Thursday 22nd November 2007
A young girl has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a lorry in North Cheam.
An air ambulance, a fast response car and an ambulance were sent to the scene in Stonecot Hill just after 12pm today.
It is thought the girl, who is believed to be aged between two and four, was crossing the road when she was hit by a Merton Council waste collection vehicle.
Witnesses said the little girl and her family had reached the traffic island in the middle of the road when the accident happened.
A spokesman for the London Ambulance Service said she was taken by ambulance to St George's Hospital, Tooting, suffering from back injuries.
Stonecot Hill has been cordoned off and traffic is currently being diverted around the scene while police investigate the accident.
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Sarah, Morden, Surrey says...
2:54pm Thu 22 Nov 07
cherys wrote:i live around the corner to stonecot hill, i really hope this little girl is ok, its even more shocking to hear something like this happening just around the corner to your home, hope everything turns out ok, im sure it will.
I truly hope all is ok with the little girl and that no damage is done. We must be extra careful concerning pedestrians, especially kids when we see them crossing or near the road. All the best to this little angel.
kind regards x
Adrian Short, Stonecot Hill says...
4:00pm Thu 22 Nov 07
Recently, Paul Burstow MP visited Stonecot Hill and one of the issues we discussed was the lack of visibility of pedestrians to drivers, particularly around crossing points. Neither of the two crossing points south of the Woodstock give priority to pedestrians, even at off-peak times.
I will be writing to Transport for London to see if we can get them upgraded to zebra or pelican crossings.
More info here:
http://stonecothill.
wordpress.com/2007/1
1/22/girl-injured-on
-stonecot-hill-cross
ing/
Sue, South Cheam says...
9:02pm Thu 22 Nov 07
fawad munir, Morden says...
9:52am Fri 23 Nov 07
Dan, Epsom says...
2:51pm Fri 23 Nov 07
fawad munir wrote:What has being a Muslim got to do with it ?
Being a muslim i pary to my God for that little angel. hopefully she is going to be well very soon. God help all of us from all desasters.
Let's just hope she recovers from her injuries. Very sad.
Sarah, says...
5:26pm Fri 23 Nov 07
fawad munir wrote:Whats ya religion got to do with anything.
Being a muslim i pary to my God for that little angel. hopefully she is going to be well very soon. God help all of us from all desasters.
Thats got my back right up!
My thoughts are with the child & her family at this difficult time
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