As investigators try to piece together the circumstances of a fatal accident outside a Surrey school, documents surface that show the city knew about a safety problem there several years ago.
On September 18, three teenage girls were struck by a motorcycle as they crossed the street outside of Princess Margaret Secondary School. One girl, 16-year-old Amarpreet Sivia, was killed. The other two, Jaspreet Dhami and Shahana Samira, were injured when the motorcycle collided with them.
The teen trio were jaywalking across 128th Street, a common practice by the high school students, at lunch to get a slice of pizza when they were struck.
Today, as part of their investigation, police were reconstructing the circumstances around the incident; while teachers were doing their best to ensure students weren’t jaywalking. The teachers were positioned along 128th street and directing students to the traffic light down the road.
A report commissioned by the City of Surrey in 2010, addressed the issue of road safety around Princess Margaret Secondary School. At the time, the city decided a crosswalk wasn’t warranted.
Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts says installing one now won’t entirely solve the problem.
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