Newport boy's injuries not life threatening after SDR accident, say police (From South Wales Argus)

traffic lights are there for a reason!

Kids are not using the crossing bridges provided. Have to dodge them most days on my way home!

I am a pedestrian and I walk up and down the sdr road all the time, with my baby....there are not enough bridges to cross over the road (I no there is one right by the school, and by tesco) but that is it...how long is this road...it is a nightmare, and the bridges that are there, in the night they are in darkness on the ramps going up, (which you have to use if you have a pram) there are no lights, someone can easily be waiting there, to mug someone...only once did I use them in the dark, (bare in mind it's dark now very early) I hope this young lad is ok,

They are always crossing not using the bridges.I saw one the other week fall over into the road as he climbed over the barrier.Luckily the road was clear.

Bring in over here Jaywalking like in America....

i was crossing the road yesterday around 1230 at the lights i waited till light was red the green man flashing so i crossed yet a car going through a red light again had to swerve to avoid hitting me this was out side robert price and he had the cheek to beep the horn as it was my fault ,
its even worse at around 530 am cars going straight going straight through red lights turning when there is no left turn etc

spice15 wrote:

richie55 wrote:
Why was one of the citys busiest road closed in both directions??? For the police to investigate?I was not there but I can tell you what happened...school pupil on way home ran across road in front of car driving on the road and was struck. Why does this have to cause chaos in the city?

You ignorant git . It would be so different if it was a member of your family. Hope you never have to go through what they are going through right now!! We are talking about a child here!!

Have a bit of respect for the family who are by his side hoping that their child pulls through this. People like you make me sick!!

I have read these pages over a number of months and must say I am dismayed with the general attitude of the majority of the posters on these pages who love nothing better than to be moan the state of the city or make disparaging comments about others....few have even hoped that this young lad survives and care about the affect on the driver, the childs family and friends...I am sure none of you have never taken a short cut or taken an action without considering the consequences when you were younger or even now...if only the rest of Newport were as perfect and less judge worthy of others as you lot are, what a better place the world would be !!.
The lad may have been crossing where he shouldn'y have been alternatively the car may hav hit has he used the crossing because the driver chanced his arm at a redlight (I'm sure none of the writers on here have never done such a thing as break a traffic law) ...until you know the full facts don't jump to conclusions.Ihope the lad and the driver an all involved recover from such an horrific experience.

spice15 wrote:

spice15 wrote:

richie55 wrote:
Why was one of the citys busiest road closed in both directions??? For the police to investigate?I was not there but I can tell you what happened...school pupil on way home ran across road in front of car driving on the road and was struck. Why does this have to cause chaos in the city?

You ignorant git . It would be so different if it was a member of your family. Hope you never have to go through what they are going through right now!! We are talking about a child here!!

Have a bit of respect for the family who are by his side hoping that their child pulls through this. People like you make me sick!!

You were not there yet you know what happened!.Your comments are inappropriate to say the least.I wish those involved a full and swift recovery.

My thoughts are with the young boy and his family at this tuff time.

My thoughts are with the young boy and his family at this tuff time.

Oh my gosh!This is absolutely heart breaking just an eleven year old coming home from school, I wonder what school he came from because my daughter attends a school and the people shown in the picture are wearing her uniform! That's Newport for you ..... T

It was heart wrenching to see this young boy today I felt sick seeing him lay in the road, these kids run across this road daily many times ive slammed my breaks on to stop myself hitting a child running across the road & jumping the Central barriers, today it was too real and sickening to see a young boy lay helpless :-( my heart goes out to this boys family and the
driver as undoubtedly thids is purely a tragic accident

ianzemma wrote:
traffic lights are there for a reason!

Exactly so its a pity that motorists speed up to try and beat them.

Stott4691 wrote:
I have read these pages over a number of months and must say I am dismayed with the general attitude of the majority of the posters on these pages who love nothing better than to be moan the state of the city or make disparaging comments about others....few have even hoped that this young lad survives and care about the affect on the driver, the childs family and friends...I am sure none of you have never taken a short cut or taken an action without considering the consequences when you were younger or even now...if only the rest of Newport were as perfect and less judge worthy of others as you lot are, what a better place the world would be !!.
The lad may have been crossing where he shouldn'y have been alternatively the car may hav hit has he used the crossing because the driver chanced his arm at a redlight (I'm sure none of the writers on here have never done such a thing as break a traffic law) ...until you know the full facts don't jump to conclusions.Ihope the lad and the driver an all involved recover from such an horrific experience.

Totally agree

I hope the lad will be ok, can't imagine what the parents are going through...

I Think it's a case of people being fed up of society in general that produces some insensitive coments.

I mean, it's not nice that the lad has been hit, and I hope he makes it ok, but as other posters have mentioned, the kids run accross the road prattling about daily, there seems to be no sense taught to kids today.

In the old days you might of had a man say to some kids a out to cross the road, be carfull now lads, and he would look out for them, these days the kid would probably say p...off to that notion.

Drivers are the same, no sense, we are all in a hurry and we are all guilty of bending the road laws at tImes and it takes somethIng tragic like this to make us think of our actions.

N

rightsideup wrote:

spice15 wrote:

spice15 wrote:

richie55 wrote:
Why was one of the citys busiest road closed in both directions??? For the police to investigate?I was not there but I can tell you what happened...school pupil on way home ran across road in front of car driving on the road and was struck. Why does this have to cause chaos in the city?

You ignorant git . It would be so different if it was a member of your family. Hope you never have to go through what they are going through right now!! We are talking about a child here!!

Have a bit of respect for the family who are by his side hoping that their child pulls through this. People like you make me sick!!

You were not there yet you know what happened!.Your comments are inappropriate to say the least.I wish those involved a full and swift recovery.

do you mean "cities" roads closed? I think you will find yes your reasons are probably right but have you ever heard of empathy ? or respect ? and no I don't even know you but I bet I am right in saying at least once in your life you took a chance and ran across a road the same as every other person who has read and commented on this story, can you even imagine what the lad, his family and the driver of the car are going through at the moment? i think you should stop and think before posting inappropriate comments as accidents can happen to anyone.

spice15 wrote:

spice15 wrote:

richie55 wrote:
Why was one of the citys busiest road closed in both directions??? For the police to investigate?I was not there but I can tell you what happened...school pupil on way home ran across road in front of car driving on the road and was struck. Why does this have to cause chaos in the city?

You ignorant git . It would be so different if it was a member of your family. Hope you never have to go through what they are going through right now!! We are talking about a child here!!

Have a bit of respect for the family who are by his side hoping that their child pulls through this. People like you make me sick!!

It does not surprise me these days that comments are made like this. Here we have a young lad fighting for his life and yet we still get ignorant comments off someone worried more about the traffic than the accident itself. Irrespective of what he was or was not doing he is now in hospital seriously ill. Let's hope he pulls through

do you mean "cities" roads closed?

....do YOU mean "city's" roads closed?

If you are going to be condescending enough to correct someone's spelling, at least have the good sense to get it correct!!!

Me, Me, Me! wrote:
do you mean "cities" roads closed?

....do YOU mean "city's" roads closed?

If you are going to be condescending enough to correct someone's spelling, at least have the good sense to get it correct!!!

Agreed 'Double M' people who correct spelling(but can't spell correctly themselves) are the most common denominator trolls..

Also incredibly sad how these Internet Rambo's are using this kids accident to take a pop at people they have issue's with.. Just wish him well and leave it at that..

rhinestine wrote:
I Think it's a case of people being fed up of society in general that produces some insensitive coments.

I mean, it's not nice that the lad has been hit, and I hope he makes it ok, but as other posters have mentioned, the kids run accross the road prattling about daily, there seems to be no sense taught to kids today.

In the old days you might of had a man say to some kids a out to cross the road, be carfull now lads, and he would look out for them, these days the kid would probably say p...off to that notion.

Drivers are the same, no sense, we are all in a hurry and we are all guilty of bending the road laws at tImes and it takes somethIng tragic like this to make us think of our actions.

N

And yet you have no care for children falling off bridges?

Its very simple. Fast road !!!!! Slightly dumbed down motorist surrounded by air bags, air con and a sense of security unaware of their surroundings and the potential for a pedestrian v car RTC then we throw the child into the mix, no common sense and no perception of the vehicle speed. Put them together and the result is physical trauma to the child, mental trauma to the parents and the driver vehicle.

Is the a solution? may be in this day and age no as most people are now beyond being trained in common sense and we are all reluctant to walk a few meters to a safe crossing spot.

smokintheweed wrote:

rhinestine wrote:
I Think it's a case of people being fed up of society in general that produces some insensitive coments.

I mean, it's not nice that the lad has been hit, and I hope he makes it ok, but as other posters have mentioned, the kids run accross the road prattling about daily, there seems to be no sense taught to kids today.

In the old days you might of had a man say to some kids a out to cross the road, be carfull now lads, and he would look out for them, these days the kid would probably say p...off to that notion.

Drivers are the same, no sense, we are all in a hurry and we are all guilty of bending the road laws at tImes and it takes somethIng tragic like this to make us think of our actions.

N

And yet you have no care for children falling off bridges?

No, as there is no excuse for hanging off the side of a bridge above a busy road is there....... weed boy

rhinestine wrote:
I Think it's a case of people being fed up of society in general that produces some insensitive coments.

I mean, it's not nice that the lad has been hit, and I hope he makes it ok, but as other posters have mentioned, the kids run accross the road prattling about daily, there seems to be no sense taught to kids today.

In the old days you might of had a man say to some kids a out to cross the road, be carfull now lads, and he would look out for them, these days the kid would probably say p...off to that notion.

Drivers are the same, no sense, we are all in a hurry and we are all guilty of bending the road laws at tImes and it takes somethIng tragic like this to make us think of our actions.

N

It pains me to say it, but I'm with you on this one Rhinestine.

There's a general "me me me" attitude in society and - as you know more than most - I prattle on incessantly about people taking personal responsibility for their own actions (or lack of action). Anything that goes wrong is always someone else's fault.

That aside, this sounds like a tragic accident, whomever wasn't concentrating. They must all be going through hell - the young lad, his family and the driver. I hope they all can get some semblance of a normal life back soon.

Just have to say so glad the yound lad is ok and will recover, good to have a good news for a change, and all you whinging lot on this subject you too need to get a life!!!

I hope this young lad is ok, but the kids are a nightmare they just cross the road in front you and play chicken on this road when they come out of school i have had a few near misses on this road with the kids, and have rang the school, i also feel sorry for the driver.

i feel sorry not for him but for me i was their but i didn't see the car hit the boy and he was my friend, he was playing chicken and then he apparently done a backflip of the car or he done 1 in the middle of the road

fairyglitterbugs wrote:
Oh my gosh!This is absolutely heart breaking just an eleven year old coming home from school, I wonder what school he came from because my daughter attends a school and the people shown in the picture are wearing her uniform! That's Newport for you ..... T

i know what school he goes to, i go to school with him

newslover wrote:
i feel sorry not for him but for me i was their but i didn't see the car hit the boy and he was my friend, he was playing chicken and then he apparently done a backflip of the car or he done 1 in the middle of the road

If you know this to be an actual fact ring 101 and tell the police.
If your just making comments for the sake of making comments then don't lie.call the police 101 they need witnesses