another young boy

[pussycat]

Another young boy was knocked down in ossy last nite , old man driving didn,t see him , boy is in a bad way and was rushed to manchester hospital , hope he is fine get well soon corey , my love to your parents , he is a friend of my stepson who was there at the time of the accident , my stepson is in shock , and very worried for his friend ,

[Neil]

I hope he makes a full recovery soon.

Have you any more info on this?
Like where it happened, at what time and how old he is?

[Polly_45]

Hope he recovers from his injuries
happened on Harvey Street Ossy late last night,police closed rd off until early hrs of this morning

[BERNADETTE]

Hope the lad makes a full recovery

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Polly_45

Hope he recovers from his injuries
happened on Harvey Street Ossy late last night,police closed rd off until early hrs of this morning

I did wonder if it would be Harvey Street. There has been talk of LCC doing speed checks on there because of several complaints about speeding. It is a big wide road at one end and cars do drive too fast. It is the sort of wide empty road that driving at 30mph feels slow. All of a sudden you reach the Community Centres and its built up with parked cars. Lots of kids around as well.

A fixed camera would be a good idea facing towards union road just before the houses.

[Gayle]

You don't mention how old the boy is - was he at the youth centre at the time, you say it was late at night? I only ask because sometimes I've seen them playing 'chicken' around there, now I hope that wasn't the case here and I genuinely hope the boy is ok but that's another reason for people to be warned to slow down at the approach to the youth clubs.

[Benipete]

Come very close to hitting a few myself,Kids wearing dark clothes and having no lights on their bikes are very hard to see.

[Neil]

Thats a good point Pete, was the boy walking or riding a bike.

We often jump to the conclusion that the driver is always at fault. I have hit somebody with a car almost 10 years ago. He just stepped out from behind a wagon as I was almost stopped at traffic lights. I do hope the boy gets better but the driver of the car will be a mess as well I am sure. Different kind of mess I know but it does effect you.

[shillelagh]

Hope he gets better soon.

Found this on the bbc website
BBC NEWS | England | Lancashire | Schoolboy hurt in road accident

Schoolboy hurt in road accident
A 13-year-old boy is seriously ill in hospital after being knocked down by a car in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire.

Corey Taylor had been crossing Harvey Street in the town at about 1900 GMT on Friday when he was hit by a Toyota Corolla car, Lancashire Police said.

The teenager sustained serious head injuries and was taken to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.

Police are not treating the incident as suspicious, but have appealed for any witnesses to contact them.

Sgt Mick Young, from Lancashire Police, said: "The driver of the Toyota remained at the scene and provided full details to police. He is uninjured but is in shock.

"A full investigation has now been launched."

[magpie]

Originally Posted by Gayle

You don't mention how old the boy is - was he at the youth centre at the time, you say it was late at night? I only ask because sometimes I've seen them playing 'chicken' around there, now I hope that wasn't the case here and I genuinely hope the boy is ok but that's another reason for people to be warned to slow down at the approach to the youth clubs.

It happens a lot on that road... kids are always playing chicken there... they also throw things at cars ( this happened to me a few weeks ago)

Don't know the facts behind this case.... however in the past there are some kids on there
that should know better, its a wonder none of them have been killed:

Lesson learnt , probably not:

[derekgas]

What I dont understand is this, in areas where there is a large ethnic population, there are masses of traffic calming measures, from speed ramps, cameras, 20 mph limits, and plenty of streets shut down at one end or made one way, (I know this to be true in Bury, around heywood st, in accrington, willows lane and blackburn road, and bash in blackburn, certain parts of great harwood) but there appear to be far fewer where the population is ethnic minority (ramsbottom is a good example), I hope the lad in question is ok, and also the driver, but it does make me think that the local authority could do more in certain areas, and I am not being racist, this is fact.

[cherokee]

Oh I do hope the child makes a full and speedy recovery and the driver can overcome this accident.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by derekgas

What I dont understand is this, in areas where there is a large ethnic population, there are masses of traffic calming measures, from speed ramps, cameras, 20 mph limits, and plenty of streets shut down at one end or made one way

Maybe it is down to the strong sense of community they have which gives them a loud voice at County Hall.

[derekgas]

Originally Posted by Neil

Maybe it is down to the strong sense of community they have which gives them a loud voice at County Hall.

You are probably right, they seem to have a very loud voice in many aspects!

[Neil]

Originally Posted by derekgas

You are probably right, they seem to have a very loud voice in many aspects!

Who said I could not be diplomatic