CONDOLENCES have poured in on social media following the death of a schoolgirl who was knocked down in Florida Road this morning.
Patrys Van Zyl Executive Head of CURRO Embury College expressed his regret for the sister of one of the school’s learners who had lost her life this morning.
“Although not a learner at Curro Embury, she was a member of our extended family and will be greatly missed. We respect the privacy of the family in this difficult time and our sincere condolences go to the family and friends of the deceased,” said Van Zyl.
The Florida Road UIP team said property owners and businesses were deeply saddened by the tragic death of the young girl.
“As a result of a high concentration of restaurants, coffee shops and entertainment venues, Florida Road is a busy pedestrian node. Consequently a high traffic, four-lane road bisecting the precinct is unsuited to the nature of the node. For this reason in May this year Florida Road property owners, the City and the UIP began working together to revision the future for Florida Road as a pedestrian-centred node,” said Jarrod Evans, precinct manager.
He said despite the best intentions of this work, this morning’s tragedy highlighted the urgency not only of the re-planning of the road, but of implementing pedestrian-focused interventions such as planned traffic calming speed measures.
“The UIP acknowledges however, that these interventions do nothing for the family of this young girl and we express our deepest heartfelt condolences to the family.”
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