UK Walking in the Dark We are in the season where people go to work in the dark and return home in the dark and if your workstation has no windows the chances of seeing sunlight for three months is minimal. Time for vitamin D tablets or head for the Sun soaked destinations, if possible.
On Monday a lady in her late Twenty’s was hit on a pedestrian Crossing by a Heavy Goods Vehicle and then subsequently struck by a second lorry and two cars none of the drivers stopped at the scene at Tulse Hill in South London. Police officers believe that after being hit by an HGV while she was crossing the road at a pedestrian crossing, the woman was subsequently struck by a second lorry and two other cars, none of these drivers stopped. She was pronounced dead at 7.21am and has not been formally identified but her family has been informed. Information Credit London Evening Standard, Metro and Local Radio Stations. Today Thursday two lorry drivers were arrested. It is reported that she was on the pedestrian crossing while the traffic lights on the main road were on green. A few tips that could save a life in an increasing uncaring selfish society. If you or your children are screen attached while walking alongside roads or school entrances you need to review this and pay attention to your senses of Sound and Vision unplug your ears from headphones. Leave enough time to get to your destination. Cyclists and Pedestrians wear reflective gear or light coloured clothes. Drivers use headlights in the Dark and Fog be seen. Abide by the Highway code. Accidents are caused Prevention is better have a safe Christmas Pass this on save a life or injury on your roads and Railways. May her soul Rest in Peace Melvyn Fernandes Thornton Heath Surrey England 14 December 2017