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Young girl hit by vehicle near roundabout in RT

A young girl was moments ago, October 23, 2015 struck by a sports utility wagon as she and her brother tried to cross the road near the roundabout at the junction of Fleming Street and Waterfront Drive. Photo: VINO
Police on the scene of the accident carrying out their investigation. Photo: VINO
Police on the scene of the accident carrying out their investigation. Photo: VINO
The spot of the accident was marked off. Photo: VINO
The spot of the accident was marked off. Photo: VINO
A spilled food box which the girl was said to be carrying at the time she was hit. Photo: VINO
A spilled food box which the girl was said to be carrying at the time she was hit. Photo: VINO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A young girl was moments ago, October 23, 2015 struck by a sports utility wagon as she and her brother tried to cross the road near the roundabout at the junction of Fleming Street and Waterfront Drive.

When this news site arrived on the scene, members of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force were conducting their investigations with the assistance of the driver who allegedly hit the child.

Police on the scene confirmed that the child was already taken to hospital by the time they arrived on the scene.

This news site saw a box of food that the girl had been holding in her hand at the time of the accident spilled on the ground. The spot on the road where the accident allegedly happened was also marked off.

According to a person on the scene the child, who appeared to be about 6 years of age, was bleeding. 

It has also been reported that the brother of the girl was hostile to the driver for allegedly hitting the child.

We will bring more information on this accident as it becomes available.

10 Responses to “Young girl hit by vehicle near roundabout in RT”

  • YeSa (23/10/2015, 17:32) Like (3) Dislike (3) Reply
    Today look like hit the humans that trying to get to the other side.
  • !!! (23/10/2015, 18:50) Like (10) Dislike (2) Reply
    The brother was not hostile to the driver. He was frantically telling the driver to reverse. The child was already under the vehicle and it looked like the wheel was on her
    • yessi (23/10/2015, 20:50) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
      Its true, the brother kept telling the driver to reverse - not at all hostile
  • Listen (23/10/2015, 21:51) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
    He was not hostile to the driver at all. He was upset. How would any of you act if you saw your little loved one leg being squashed under the wheel of a SUV?
  • Observe (24/10/2015, 00:04) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    you all right, the brother was not hostile to the driver,,, when he saw his little loved sister under the wheels of the SUV, he should knock softly on the drivers window and ask him politely : please Sir back off you car a little bit because the wheels are on my sisters leg , then after that he should call the ambulance for the poor driver ,,,,,, come on guys
  • wize up (24/10/2015, 05:32) Like (6) Dislike (2) Reply
    we need to have the police in road town: road town gone crazy: I now seeing 4 & 5 police all over the place: why have that many police at 1 location spread them out to cover a wider area: one police should be able to regulate traffic offences: I can see having 3 officers together in the emergency response unit but 4 police position in one area to deal with traffic offences is joke business...
  • one eye (24/10/2015, 08:45) Like (7) Dislike (2) Reply
    too much texting and driving
  • Scary Mary (24/10/2015, 08:51) Like (14) Dislike (0) Reply
    Sending prayers and best wishes for a speedy recovery to the little one.

    Drivers, please, please, please drive more slowly. I have observed lately that people just step out into the road without even looking and expect traffic to simply stop, like magic.

    Pedestrians do not seem to appreciate that the area of the round about is a very busy intersection and drivers need to have eyes in the backs to accommodate both traffic and pedestrians. The only way to avert tragedy is to take it slowly through the roundabout.

    When a driver must look right to see oncoming traffic and find their opportunity to proceed, they can't be looking left to see pedestrians. It is up to all road users (drivers and pedestrians alike) to watch out for themselves as well as others. Pedestrians CANNOT continue to just step out into traffic as many do. PLEASE be certain you are safe and that traffic has stopped completely before proceeding across the road!

    Get well little one!
    • Be Aware! (24/10/2015, 15:13) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
      As a driver who has had my heart leap out of my body at the roundabout I will concur that it is quite difficult to be looking in the direction of oncoming traffic for an opportunity to merge and to keep an eye on the pedestrian entering the walk from the opposite side; however, it is our responsibility to do so. As a pedestrian I will never make a step onto a walk until the driver has made eye contact with me and if there is a second lane I'll do the same. How do you teach a child to be so vigilante in road safety though? In my opinion the cross for pedestrians should not be at the round about themselves but at least 50 yards before. I also believe we would never be wasting money if we invested in proper cross walk flashers in areas of high traffic in and out of town. It wouldn't hurt to then consider traffic cameras ,that snap photos of vehicles exceeding safe speed limits around schools and intersections. Since we cannot have proper traffic police cameras would be an affordable option considering CCT technology is already in place. OR we could employ some youth and place them as cross walk monitors during business hours. The most difficult thing we face is the stubbornness of the individual believing they are exempt from all laws and placing responsibility on others.
  • Yes (25/10/2015, 11:55) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Bring Frasiers' traffic light back. LOL! LOL!


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