Police update on teenage girl seriously injured after being hit by bus on Portsmouth street

By Steve Deeks
Published 5th Nov 2022, 14:25 BST
Updated 5th Nov 2022, 14:25 BST
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A TEENAGER hit by a bus on Monday remains seriously injured in hospital.

As reported, a 14-year-old girl was rushed to hospital after she was struck in Goldsmith Avenue on Monday around 3.30pm. It resulted in the road being closed as emergency services swarmed the area.

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Hampshire Constabulary said the girl was taken to hospital with serious injuries but she was not in a critical condition. The bus driver was not arrested.

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Goldsmith Avenue in Southsea was cordoned off after the accident which involved a bus and a 14-year-old girlGoldsmith Avenue in Southsea was cordoned off after the accident which involved a bus and a 14-year-old girl
Goldsmith Avenue in Southsea was cordoned off after the accident which involved a bus and a 14-year-old girl

A police spokesman said on Monday: ‘We were called at 3.25pm to a report of a road traffic incident in Goldsmith Avenue, at the junction with Haslemere Road.

‘This involved a bus and a 14-year-old girl. The girl has been taken to hospital with serious injuries but these are not considered to be life-changing or life-threatening.

‘Goldsmith Avenue was temporarily closed but has since been reopened.’

In an update by the force, a spokeswoman said: ‘We are continuing to investigate. There have been no arrests. The girl is still in hospital.’

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