Mum 'shaken' as son sent flying on Manchester Road crossing where 'cars don't stop'

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A mum said she was left 'shaking' after her son was involved in an accident on a 'dangerous' zebra crossing. Renewed calls have been made to urgently improve safety after the 10-year-old was badly injured in the crash on his way home from school.

Talha Hussain was struck by a van as he rode his bike over the crossing point on Manchester Road, outside Cardinal Newman College, in Preston.

His mother says he is lucky to be alive after the accident on 14th July, which saw him launched over kerbside railings and land several metres away on the cobbles of nearby side street Larkhill Road – having nearly reached the pavement at the moment when he was struck by the vehicle.

The incident follows more than a decade of calls for a safety upgrade at the location, led by the area’s county councillor. Talha’s mother Salma Khatun says she was left “shaking” after opening the front door to be greeted with the sight of her injured son, who had been carried home by eyewitnesses. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. "He was covered in blood and I didn’t know what was going on.