Shortly before the summer break local boy Harry was knocked down and seriously hurt walking home when a white van crashed into him from behind, putting him in a coma. Last night’s STV News followed up on the accident, reporting on his recovery and return to school whilst looking at issues of pedestrian and cyclist safety in and around the area.
Following the great news of Harry’s coma recovery after being knocked down, it’s vital that we get more views on road safety measures for Pencaitland & area.
The Courier report doesn’t shed much light on how the accident happened, but does say that police are appealing for witnesses.
The latest road accident to take place at Pencaitland’s now infamous crossroads involved a young man who crashed into the War Memorial at around 8.20am today.
Unfortunately it adds to an ever-growing list of incidents which have occurred at the crossroads as you enter Pencaitland from either Haddington or Tranent.