A 12-YEAR-OLD girl suffered serious injuries when she was hit by a car on her way to school.
The collision happened next to a bus stop on Abenbury Road, which runs between Cefn Road and Bryn-y-Grog Hill in Whitegate, Wrexham, yesterday.
Four police cars and two ambulance crews rushed to the scene and the road was closed for a number of hours.
The girl was knocked down by a black Vauxhall Corsa at about 8.20am, and was treated for head injuries before being taken to Wrexham Maelor Hospital.
A spokesman for North Wales Police said her injuries were not life-threatening.
Neighbours said schoolchildren congregated at the bus stop at about that time to catch buses to both Clywedog School, Wrexham, and the Maelor School, Penley.
Many residents said they had long-standing concerns about safety on the road, especially after a four-year-old boy was seriously injured after being hit by a car in May 2009, outside the Abbey Premier store further down the road.
Amanda Hughes, who works at the store said: “I saw his mother earlier and obviously it brought back bad memories for her of what she went through.”
She said she thought the road was dangerous and residents had been asking for safety measures for a number of years.
Neighbour Jane Harper, who lives next to where yesterday’s accident happened, said she was also worried about the safety of the road.
“I’ve had four cats run down on that road. You do worry, especially if you’ve got small children,” she said.
Neighbour Steven Alan Hughes added: “There should have a school crossing there. You’ve got to be careful when you walk down that road.”
Whitegate Cllr Marc Jones said: “It’s a terrible road, it’s a fast road through a built up area. It’s an accident black spot.
“I will be asking the council to review what measures can be taken to make the road safer.”
He said police had performed spot checks and speed checks on the road in the past.
“Obviously in this case we don’t know what happened, but it’s unacceptable that anyone should get knocked over. It’s a built up area on both sides of the road and there’s no safe crossing area, so maybe we should push for that.”
Police said investigation into yesterday’s accident is ongoing and are appealing for witnesses.
Anyone with information is asked to call North Wales Police on 0300 3300101.