Girl, 12, recovers after being run over

3:00pm Sunday 17th March 2013 in Latest News

Angel recovering at home Angel recovering at home

A Southwick schoolgirl is on the mend after suffering a broken leg in a collision with a Volkswagen Golf on Friday.

Angel Baxendale, 12, of Southfield, walked out in front of the silver car, in Frome Road, at around 3pm.

She broke the small bone in the shin of her right leg and fractured the larger bone behind it, and was taken by ambulance to Royal United Hospital Bath for treatment.

Stepmother Denise Baxen-dale, who lives with Angel’s father Mark, said: “She was walking home from school trying to catch up with her friends and stepped out and the car hit her.

“Even though she suffered these injuries we are just so thankful that nothing worse happened, and we are looking after her the best we can.”

Angel’s leg is currently in plaster and she is on crutches, but she hopes to recover in around a month.

The man driving the Volkswagen was believed to have been from Trowbridge, and was treated at the scene for shock.

Comments (2)

7:23am Mon 18 Mar 13

trowbridge52 says...

went past her on the bus, glad it was not more serious , hope she makes a speedy recovery, and hope the car driver is ok .
went past her on the bus, glad it was not more serious , hope she makes a speedy recovery, and hope the car driver is ok . trowbridge52

4:50pm Mon 18 Mar 13

kezzikat says...

I drive along this road four times a week, just when the schools finish and was stuck in the traffic that this accident caused. The children do not look when crossing the road and mess about all along this stretch. The cars do not go fast at this time of day, as there are so many of them on the road. I'm surprised incidents like this do not happen more often, or with worse consequences. I wish the girl a speedy recovery, but maybe next time she will be more sensible when crossing a busy road like this.
I drive along this road four times a week, just when the schools finish and was stuck in the traffic that this accident caused. The children do not look when crossing the road and mess about all along this stretch. The cars do not go fast at this time of day, as there are so many of them on the road. I'm surprised incidents like this do not happen more often, or with worse consequences. I wish the girl a speedy recovery, but maybe next time she will be more sensible when crossing a busy road like this. kezzikat

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