Horrifying moment dad and baby in pram narrowly avoid being run down by bus
CCTV captures the horrifying moment a dad pushing a pram narrowly avoids being ploughed down by a bus at a zebra crossing.
Dan Overy and his partner Juliet Mayne had been pushing their seven-month-old daughter in her buggy but, despite reaching the zebra crossing, they had to stop to dodge the vehicle as it surged down the road.
But the family was on the crossing for four seconds and had to pause as the bus passed, even waving in frustration at the apparently oblivious driver.
Ms Mayne, 39, said the zebra crossing, in Lowford, Hampshire, has become notorious for accidents and near-misses in recent years.
"People use the road as a cut-through to avoid the busy Windhover Roundabout," the mum of two said.
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The bus driver seemingly doesn't see the couple waiting to cross the road with their baby (Stag Systems Ltd/Solent News)"Portsmouth Road is very dangerous at peak times, but even dangerous at other times too. It was really scary.
"If the buggy had been a bit further forward, it could've been hit. We should feel we can use a zebra crossing safely.
"A pedestrian crossing with traffic lights is the only solution."
Dan Overy had to avoid being hit by the vehicle in Hampshire (Stag Systems Ltd/Solent News)Ms Mayne and her partner were on the way to collect their eldest child from nursery when the incident happened.
It is near several schools too and, last month, a car smashed into a lollipop lady's stick as she helped children cross the same road.
In December last year, pedestrian Jackie Carrington was struck by two vehicles in a double hit-and-run which left her with a fractured wrist.
While she was walking home, the 59-year-old woman was knocked down by a white Ford Transit van as she was on a zebra crossing.
Then, a Ford Fiesta drove into "scared" Miss Carrington as she lay on the ground, 'rolled' over her work laptop and drove away.
She spent four hours in A&E after the "disgusting" incident, which was also caught on CCTV.
Dan Overy and Juliet Mayne started to cross the road but had to take evasive action (Stag Systems Ltd/Solent News)Miss Carrington, from Southampton, Hampshire. said: "I can't believe that you could hit anyone and just drive away. What possesses you to do that?"
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Like Ms Mayne, she is also calling for the zebra crossing to be replaced with something safer.
She said: "I am hoping and praying that Eastleigh Borough Council follow through and put a pelican crossing there to replace the zebra crossing.
"I hope they do it as it will be safer for the whole community.
"I really hope they do something about it in a short space of time. I would like it to be tomorrow, but I know that's not going to happen, but the sooner, the better."
An Eastleigh Councillor, Steve Holes, raised the problem at a recent committee meeting.
He said: "In recent months there has been a significant increase in traffic incidents on and around the zebra crossing in Lowford which calls into question the safety of pedestrians using the crossing.
"These incidents have taken place at all times of day, including during school run times when the school crossing patrol were present."
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