The mother of a girl killed under the wheels of a bus is campaigning for safer travel for school pupils.
Lynne Chick has set up a social media campaign in the name of her daughter, Louise Gregson-Oldfield, to secure designated school buses with access to a seat and seat belt for every child rather than having to rely on overcrowded public transport.
Lynne’s daughter Louise, 11, died after ending up under the wheels of a public bus she had traveled home from school on on March 19, 2001 at the junction of Mold Road and Howard Street in Connah’s Quay, near her family home.
Miss Chick, of Hawarden, explained why she was establishing the campaign.
She said: In the months after Louise died it emerged the bus she had travelled home on had been over crowded, with adults standing talking to the driver and there was also a mention her bag had got caught in the door or wheel causing her to be dragged under the bus she had just alighted from, There still remains a big question mark over Louise being pushed into the moving bus she had alighted from.
“It was proven the mirrors had blind spots that had been a contributing factor.
Lynne Chick has set up a social media campaign in the name of her daughter, Louise Gregson-Oldfield, to secure designated school buses with access to a seat and seat belt for every child rather than having to rely on overcrowded public transport.
Lynne’s daughter Louise, 11, died after ending up under the wheels of a public bus she had traveled home from school on on March 19, 2001 at the junction of Mold Road and Howard Street in Connah’s Quay, near her family home.
Miss Chick, of Hawarden, explained why she was establishing the campaign.
She said: In the months after Louise died it emerged the bus she had travelled home on had been over crowded, with adults standing talking to the driver and there was also a mention her bag had got caught in the door or wheel causing her to be dragged under the bus she had just alighted from, There still remains a big question mark over Louise being pushed into the moving bus she had alighted from.
“It was proven the mirrors had blind spots that had been a contributing factor.
No parent should have to go through this heartache
“With the closure of John Summers High School coming, a lot of parents have spoken to me with concerns for their child’s safety travelling on public buses to and from school.
So I’m heading a campaign in my daughter’s name to make sure no child is forced to use public transport buses as school transport. Children’s safety must come first.”
Miss Chick, who moved from Connah’s Quay after her daughter’s death, said she was “heartbroken” reading messages from parents of how their children are now travelling on public buses to and from school as the closure of John Summers gets closer and they transfer to new schools.
She said: “I just can’t sit back and wait for another child to lose their life. I’ve been contacted by parents telling me how overcrowded the buses are that their kids are travelling on, how insecure they are waiting on narrow pavements, how their child has had to stand up on the bus due to overcrowding.
“None of this affects my children, but I’m dammed if I’m going to sit back and wait for another family to go through my heartache.”
Miss Chick, who has received backing from safety charity BUSK, said following the support she received after Louise’s death she felt it was time to give something back to the community.
“When Louise was killed the community was there for me. So many people supported my fight with the bus company,” she said.
“People sent messages of love, my community was amazing. I feel now in their time of need I can give something back and help the community with this campaign.”
So I’m heading a campaign in my daughter’s name to make sure no child is forced to use public transport buses as school transport. Children’s safety must come first.”
Miss Chick, who moved from Connah’s Quay after her daughter’s death, said she was “heartbroken” reading messages from parents of how their children are now travelling on public buses to and from school as the closure of John Summers gets closer and they transfer to new schools.
She said: “I just can’t sit back and wait for another child to lose their life. I’ve been contacted by parents telling me how overcrowded the buses are that their kids are travelling on, how insecure they are waiting on narrow pavements, how their child has had to stand up on the bus due to overcrowding.
“None of this affects my children, but I’m dammed if I’m going to sit back and wait for another family to go through my heartache.”
Miss Chick, who has received backing from safety charity BUSK, said following the support she received after Louise’s death she felt it was time to give something back to the community.
“When Louise was killed the community was there for me. So many people supported my fight with the bus company,” she said.
“People sent messages of love, my community was amazing. I feel now in their time of need I can give something back and help the community with this campaign.”
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A meeting with Parents is to take place at Aston Park Community Center, Tuesday 22nd November at 6pm
A meeting with Parents is to take place at Aston Park Community Center, Tuesday 22nd November at 6pm
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