Police are investigating after an 11-year-old girl was hit by a van in Ryde on her way to school yesterday morning (Tuesday).
The incident, which involved a white Citroen Berlingo, took place on West Street at just before 08:10.
The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service responded to the scene and the girl was taken to St Mary’s Hospital with minor injuries.
No one has been arrested or charged in connection with the incident, but the driver of the van – a 38-year-old man from Ryde – has been spoken to about the incident.
Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact PC Lucy Bennett by calling 101, quoting reference 44220103246.
I hope the young lady in question makes a speedy recovery and didn’t suffer any serious injuries
The quality of driving on this island is shocking but that does not mean the driver was at fault, no one knows except the driver and the girl. Let’s just hope both are ok. Maybe driving tests should take place on the mainland to give people a real feeling of how you’re meant to drive. Maybe driving on proper roads will educate people about roundabouts and also how to join a dual carriage way from a slip road.
Very well said and nicely put, safe driving ***
Thank you
Bad driving isn’t exclusive to the Island by any means. A few days driving on the mainland will certainly confirm that for you.
Perhaps pedestrians should take a bit more care too – and this has NOTHING to do with the incident in the article as we don’t know what happened, but a general comment. The number of times I’ve seen people simply walk out into a busy road without looking, usually it must be said because they are engrossed with something on their phone, is just silly. You can’t ALWAYS blame the driver, pedestrians have to take some responsibility too for their actions.
I’ve driven on the main on many occasions. I learnt to drive in central London. The level of driving on this island is shocking as people don’t know how to deal with roundabouts or approaching junctions. I never put any blame on the driver, I stated no one knows who is at fault apart from the driver and the child herself. I agree that many times pedestrians can just step out, especially school children when walking in large groups.
I strongly believe that the island roads are not a place for driving tests as many are therefore not experienced in driving on busier roads.
Your right there, the standard of some island drivers is very poor. No indication at roundabouts, T-junctions, stopping on a main A road to let out a driver from a side road, Mirror, signal, manoeuvre doesn’t exist on the island and as for the speeding, it’s horrendous. It’s safer to travel on a motorway at 70mph, (as I travelled the M4 corridor to and from work before moving to the island) than driving around the twisty, narrow island roads. Everyone is always in such a rush and they don’t abide by the speed limits then wonder why there are so many accidents!
Motorway driving is definitely easier than these island roads. Many drivers on this island have never driven on the mainland so therefore lack essential driving experience.
Way too many people on this island haven’t got a minute to lose. Hope all the speeders get busted and fined.