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Forest Hill station accident - young girls aged 7 and 13 hit by vehicle
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14-04-2014 05:28 PM

News of an accident this afternoon:

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Police and ambulances were called out to Forest Hill after two young girls were hit by a vehicle near the station.

Two ambulance crews were despatched to the scene in Devonshire Road at around 2.55pm following reports of a vehicle hitting a pedestrian.

A spokesman for the London Ambulance Service said staff treated two young girls aged seven and 13.

They were taken to Lewisham Hospital suffering minor injuries.


http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/111476...y_vehicle/

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15-04-2014 05:53 PM

Update from News Shopper:

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Witnesses say they tried to flag down a "reckless driver" who left two young girls in hospital yesterday (April 14) after allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road.

The incident took place on the junction between Dartmouth Road and London Road in Forest Hill at roughly 2.45pm, when a vehicle hit two girls aged seven and 13 who were crossing the road.

John Fillary was crossing the junction when the collision took place.

He said: "I heard this car rev very loudly and I looked toward Dartmouth Road where the engine noise came from. I saw the car pull out of the line of traffic and drive on the wrong side of the road."

Mr Fillary, aged 31, of Cranston Road said the car increased in speed down the road and added: "The girls didn’t hear or see them coming."

He said: "The car hit them on its front left side. It hit them and I heard a crunch noise from the car and saw them fly back onto the pavement."

Witness Julia Field, who works at the Village Way hair salon on Dartmouth Road, said: "I heard people shouting and everything. The girls were very shaken up."

After the girls were hit and knocked over, she said the car continued to drive over the junction to "try and drive away".

Other witnesses saw one man in the passenger seat get out of the car and flee the scene after the vehicle got stuck in traffic on the opposite side of the junction.

Passers-by were said to be shouting at the car to stop, while other witnesses took photos and took down the vehicle’s number plate.

Ms Field says the two girls were cousins who were visiting the area and that she offered them into her salon to wait for the ambulance.

She said: "I picked up the little girl, who was finding it hard to walk and others help the other girl and brought them in and sat them down.

"One girl was put in a wheelchair by paramedics because she couldn’t walk properly."

Both girls were taken to Lewisham Hospital and treated for minor injuries.

It is not yet clear whether any arrests were made.

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vicksg


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15-04-2014 10:28 PM

I saw this happen. I heard the car coming down Dartmouth Road so fast I knew it wouldn't be able to stop. Instead it swerved to the other side of the road and hit the two girls. I was so relieved when I saw them get up. They, or any number of the many people around, could have been killed. It was a horrible thing to see and must have been horrific for the victims.

It was heartwarming to see the response from everyone though - taking care of the girls and stopping the car / taking photos. I didn't see a passenger leave the car and I'd be amazed if no arrest was made since the driver was forced to drive into the station car park. He certainly didn't get away.

He was driving in an insane way, in a packed high street.

Frightening

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helenS29


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16-04-2014 06:28 AM

This makes my blood boil. I hope they throw the book at the idiot driver. Well done Julia - a lovely lady and a very good hairdresser!

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Londondrz


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17-04-2014 06:45 AM

Is there any update on this?

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