15-year-old girl killed by double-decker while running to catch bus
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA schoolgirl tragically died after being hit by a double-decker as she ran to try and catch a bus alongside her friend, an inquest heard.
Sophie Fletcher sustained severe head injuries after the large vehicle drove into her on Shead Lane, Sheldon, Birmingham, just before 3pm on March 18.
An inquest heard how she hopped off one bus on the opposite side of the road with her friend and ran across the street to catch another.
Emergency services rushed to the scene and Sophie was taken to hospital where she later died. Birmingham Coroners Court heard how the driver of the National Express bus was unable to avoid hitting Sophie as she ran in front of him. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features PC Gail Arnold, a collision investigation officer with West Midlands Police, said: "Both girls got off the bus and ran down the side of the bus on the footpath and continued running behind the bus into the carriageway.
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