A schoolgirl lost her life when she was struck by a car while crossing Florida Road in Durban.
|||Durban - A schoolgirl lost her life when she was struck by a car while crossing Florida Road in Durban, on Thursday.
The 13-year-old girl had been on her way to school.
She was crossing the road between Ninth and Tenth Avenue, when she was struck by a grey VW Polo.
The impact pushed her into the side of a Kia bakkie parked on the road.
According to witnesses, the father had dropped the mother and daughter off outside the gate to where the mother works.
The father made a U-turn and his daughter yelled out to him that she had forgotten something in the van.
She ran across the road to fetch what she wanted and was struck down by a car.
The girl’s father threw off his shirt and covered his face with his hands as he stood over his daughter, said bystanders. His wife broke down in tears.
Staff and friends consoled the couple.
The driver of the car stopped at the scene and police took a statement.
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