Girl, woman killed by buses in Western as government kicks off campaign to improve minibus driving habits
An eight-year-old girl and a woman were killed in two traffic accidents in the space of three hours in the same area of Western yesterday.
The accidents, one of which involved a red minibus, came on the day the Road Safety Council and Transport Department launched a city-wide campaign to improve safety awareness among minibus drivers.
Police said both victims were jaywalking when they were knocked down in Catchick Street and Kennedy Town Praya. Neither street, which are within about 500 metres of each other, is classified as a traffic black spot.
The second accident happened when an eight-year-old Pakistani girl was on her way home after 2pm.
Police said the girl had been walking with her mother but she suddenly dashed on to the road and was hit by a New World First Bus.