A BROMLEY councillor has appealed for people to stop speculating about how a Bromley schoolboy road incident could have been prevented.

Councillor Colin Smith said 'it would be best for everybody' if the cause of the collision in Queen Anne Avenue, Bromley, was established first before people consider how to stop it happening again.

Last Wednesday (July 3) at around 8.50am a 10-year-old was hit by a car on his way to St Mark’s Church of England Primary School in nearby Aylesbury Road and suffered a leg injury.

He was taken to the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) in Farnborough.

It had been reported by a concerned parent, who wanted to remain anonymous, that the lollipop lady’s hours had been reduced at the crossing where the child was injured but this has not been confirmed.

Queen Anne Avenue residents have spoken out about their concerns over safety in the road and it was revealed today, a crash took place there only two weeks before the schoolboy was hurt.

A 30-year-old was taken to the PRUH after a Vauxhall Insignia crashed into a parked VW Golf.

Portfolio holder for the environment Cllr Colin Smith said: “It really would be best for everybody interested in this serious matter that we establish the precise cause of the incident before trying to decide how it might have been prevented.

“Whilst speeding has been mentioned, the last time a speed survey was performed locally it did not reveal that to be the case, and accident statistics have hitherto confirmed this road has a low level of accidents which did not give particular cause for concern statistically.

“The council obviously remains committed to continue working with St Marks, other schools and parents across the borough to keeping our roads as safe as we can, not just for children, but for all of us”.