Accidental death verdict on Abbotswood road fatality

The Gazette website has a report on the inquest into the tragic fatal accident on Rodford Way near Abbotswood last November. The young girl's friend said that they did not use the nearby underpass because there was a group of youths at the entrance shouting abuse.

The coroner said "There is absolutely no evidence that the girls were larking about, playing running across the road or doing anything other than trying to cross safely" and recorded a verdict of accidental death.