A 13-year-old has recalled the second she was struck by a automobile that then allegedly drove off, leaving her mendacity injured on a highway in north-west Adelaide.
The yr 9 Seaton Excessive pupil had stepped off a bus on West Lakes Boulevard in Hendon, simply metres from her house, and crossed the highway onto the median strip when she was struck about 4.30pm yesterday.
“All I keep in mind is the automobile hitting me and I went bang and I fell so I could not see something,” she advised 9News.
“I used to be simply in shock. I used to be like, is that this a dream?”
The lady driving the automobile allegedly stopped however then drove off.
“At the very least the fundamental human factor to do is to cease and to see if any medical consideration is required,” the lady’s father Ravi Kanugodu mentioned.
Different drivers witnessed the incident and raced to assist the lady.
“As quickly as they noticed it occur, they obtained out of their automobile and rushed to assist me. I feel a nurse additionally obtained down and was with me till the ambulance arrived,” the lady mentioned.
“The state of affairs was dealt with by strangers stopping by so the nice factor is there are good individuals round,” Kanugodu mentioned.
The lady was taken to hospital with a fractured pelvis and lacerations to her leg and head.
Police mentioned they discovered the MG SUV at this time in Seaton with injury to the headlight and mirror.
The alleged driver, a 68-year-old girl, was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident, due care and fail to report collision.
She has been issued a 12-month immediate lack of licence and has been bailed to face Port Adelaide Magistrates Courtroom on March 25.
Police are nonetheless looking for witnesses who might have captured the automobile on dashcam or CCTV footage and urge them to contact them.
