Traffic on Peckham Rye / Forest Hill Road (fatal accident 26th Jan)

[rbarton]

Does anyone know what is holding everyone up around the Peckham Rye and Forest Hill road?

I saw loads of police racing to the scene.

[TheAllSeeingEye]

Rumour is someone was squished, but even if this is the case, the amount of police and "incident response" people from London Transport is ridiculous.

[TheAllSeeingEye]

Appears my previous post was deemed inappropriate, what is the world coming to ....

[rbarton]

I was there around 8.30am and I am on my vespa, and just managed to get into work just now up in Old Street.

[sniffy]

I saw the air-ambulance hovering over the Rye around 8.10am

[DaveR]

There was an accident, I think on East Dulwich Road, near the junction with Peckham Rye. I came past on my bike at about 8.45 and there were loads of police milling about on the corner, and what looked like some personal belongings in the middle of the road.

There were also about 15 buses backed up on Barry Road, going nowhere.

[londonloves]

Junction of Peckham rye and east dulwich road was taped off by police-about half a dozen police officers around at 8.30ish. Traffic accident possibly-it has been very dangerous there for pedestirans since the crossings have been out of use due to roadworks?

[reetpetite]

Sadly a 10 year old girl was killed there this morning .....was on the news.

[malleymoo]

reetpetite

Can I ask which news this was on and if you heard it yourself. Ie is this confirmed

[the-e-dealer]

Yes I heard it on the News on LBC

Sad.

Hope the investigation will result in a safer junction.

[reetpetite]

malleymoo Wrote:

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> reetpetite

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> Can I ask which news this was on and if you heard

> it yourself. Ie is this confirmed

yes it was on LBC.

[trentk69]

Yes, a young girl was hit by a truck this morning on the junction. I walked past just before 8.10am and it looked like it had just happened. There was one ambulance guy on the scene already, and the first of the ambulance vans was just arriving then.

I would have offered my assistance, but they ambulance guys and bystanders looked like the had it under control as best they could.

She looked in bad shape and I am really dismayed to hear that she has passed away.

Very, very tragic indeed. My thoughts go out to the families involved.

[sophiesofa]

May she rest in peace and my thoughts to her loved ones.

[sillywoman]

Oh that poor little girl, and her poor poor family. Sensibleman heard it on LBC too. They'll certainly be in our thoughts and prayers. Poor truck driver too. What an awful tragedy.

[daizie]

jesus christ .. how absolutely dreadful :(

[kingy68]

what sad news a little life just wiped out like that.RIP little angel.

[shovel]

I was at the scene with the little girl this morning. I am so sorry to hear she didn't make it.

My prayers are with her family and with the driver. This was truly a tragic accident.

[bil]

This is awful news. I am truly sorry for this loss of life.

[TheAllSeeingEye]

very sad news indeed. My thoughts are with her family.

will someone please sort that junction out ... terrible that it has come to this. It just shouldnt happen.

RIP

[sniffy]

shovel Wrote:

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> I was at the scene with the little girl this

> morning. I am so sorry to hear she didn't make it.

>

> My prayers are with her family and with the

> driver. This was truly a tragic accident.

So what exactly happened, did you see?

[Administrator]

sniffy Wrote:

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> So what exactly happened, did you see?

Just a polite reminder that the family of those involved will be local and may well read this forum. Discretion is advised.

[shovel]

I saw a tragic accident. Perhaps now they will fix that damn crossing and make it safer for motorists and pedestrians alike.

[sniffy]

Administrator Wrote:

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> sniffy Wrote:

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> > So what exactly happened, did you see?

>

> Just a polite reminder that the family of those

> involved will be local and may well read this

> forum. Discretion is advised.

I understand, hence asking a possible 'eye' witness.

rather than allow continued speculation....

[cate]

sniffy Wrote:

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> shovel Wrote:

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> > I was at the scene with the little girl this

> > morning. I am so sorry to hear she didn't make

> it.

> >

> > My prayers are with her family and with the

> > driver. This was truly a tragic accident.

>

> So what exactly happened, did you see?

Rubbernecker.

[natswa]

This is really sad. Makes me scared to drive anywhere!!