Researchers have claimed that children are eight times more likely to die if they are hit by an SUV compared to a normal passenger car
There are renewed calls to ban large SUVs from city centres and other pedestrian areas following Thursday’s tragic accident at a Wimbledon school.
Researchers have claimed that children are eight times more likely to die if they are hit by an SUV compared to a normal passenger car.
With three quarters of new SUV sales going to owners who live in urban homes, there are calls for curbs on their use.
The European Transport Safety Council called Thursday’s crash a “terrible and avoidable tragedy” and wants a ban on SUVs in towns and cities in a bid to cut cyclist and pedestrian fatalities.