A 5-year-old primary school pupil was knocked down and killed by a lorry on St. George’s Road, Elephant and Castle yesterday afternoon.
Commenting on the tragic incident, Assembly Member Darren Johnson said:
“The Mayor and Southwark Council urgently need to introduce 20mph limits on all the main roads around Elephant and Castle to reduce the chance of fatal collisions. They also need to radically change the road system to prioritise children going to the seven schools in the area, bus passengers crossing to reach their stops and cyclists over lorry drivers. The Mayor has to stop blocking changes that would slightly inconvenience heavy traffic, and put the thousands of local residents, bus users and cyclists first.
Darren Johnson, Green AM, has called for 20mph speed
limits in “dangerous” Elephant and Castle to prevent
further fatalities
“When I visited the area recently with walking and cycling campaigners, I was struck by just how dangerous the roads are, and how little they have changed since the 1970s car-centric mentality ruled.”