Emergency services have been called to a road traffic incident involving a child on the main road in Wootton this morning (Thursday).
An ambulance crew, operational commander and advanced paramedic are in attendance on High Street Wootton at the Cedars junction.
The incident involved a Southern Vectis coach and a small child – with it thought the child was heading to school.
Traffic is heavy in all directions as large vehicles negotiate around the scene.
Police are not in attendance and it’s believed Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, which were en-route have been stood down.
UPDATE @ 09:40 – The child has been taken to St Mary’s Hospital for a check-up and Police are now in attendance.
Police are not in attendance because they are stood watching a large fire
Where’s the large fire ?
It was in reference to the several police officers that attended the fire down Ventnor. Yet you have a child hit by a coach and no police turn out was the driver over the limit we will never know now
We will, because they attended a little later
Just to confirm the police were in attendence
Are you sure? Chris seems to be quite an expert on this incident and says they didn’t attend.
“standing” not “stood”
I saw this coach this morning coming the other way by the Gulf/Lushington hill petrol station and I think its fair to say (and is why I specifically noticed it) that it was using more of the road, and the wrong parts of the road, than it should have been using. The driver didn’t seem confidently in control or spatially aware of its dimensions…..
Report it
Is that the only coach of its kind that Southern Vectis own?
What utter crap
More bad driving on the IW
Change the record
I witnessed this, this morning as I was waiting at the traffic lights heading the oposite way to the coach. The child ran out straight in front of the coach as the adults waited at the pedestrian crossing. The driver is an absolute hero, reacting as quick as he did to stop the coach, preventing an unthinkable outcome.
I had to post this after reading the comments from people on here blaming the driver. Another driver may have not seen the child and I really thought it was going to be a different outcome, people should be praising this driver because I’m sure the parents are
I blame Island roads for their lights system at this junction, It’s a accicident waiting to happen! The coach was stuck behind a lorry waiting to turn into Station rd, once the lorry turned off the coach carried on down the High st, unaware the lights had changed to the pedestrians favour, the little girl probably heard the safe beep, beep, beep of the green man. The only blame lies with the traffic system, could have been a blind person, or anyone who believes the green man means it safe.
I agree Julie.
Well done I.Garcia for commenting on this.It just goes to show how people jump to conclusions and
here here couldent agree more.everybody wants to start a witch hunt against the driver when they have no idea what happened.
Well said and well done for popping on too give the correct version, have you noticed The Island keyboard troglodytes have gone quiet and not uttered a word of apology for their “assumptions” I guess only interacting with a keyboard who does not answer back, unlike a human being and living in a darkened cupboard does this to you!? “another assumption”? Yep but they deserve it.. Hope driver and child are both recovered.
Yes I agree…
I hope that the driver has sobered up now.