The Grade 5 pupil from Walmer Estate Primary School died after being hit by a car while attempting to cross the busy six-lane Nelson Mandela Boulevard on the way to school.Although there are two pedestrian bridges in the Walmer Estate and Zonnebloem vicinity, in which there are seven schools, parents and school principals say they are hotspots for muggings, which may lead to children choosing to dodge traffic instead.
‘The area is incredibly unsafe. There are multiple reports of muggings from the kids. It’s pretty much a daily occurrence,’ said Calmeyer. ‘There are teachers and staff members at the school that have also been mugged. So it is a problem,’ said Sasman. He said officers did patrol the bridge during commuter times in the mornings and afternoons. He said they were investigating the possibility of having CCTV cameras installed in the area soon.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
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