19/07/2010
Teenage Pedestrian Killed On Motorway
A 15-year-old boy was killed after being struck by several vehicles on the M23 at the weekend.
Scott Turner, from South Way, Burgess Hill, had been walking along the hard shoulder near Crawley, West Sussex, shortly before 2am on Sunday.
He was initially struck by a black Nissan Note as he walked along the first and second lanes of the carriage, a mile from the nearest slip road.
He was then struck by several other vehicles, including a heavy goods vehicle, an ambulance, which was taking a patient to hospital and an unmarked police car, which Sussex Police confirmed was not responding to an incident at the time.
It has been reported that the teenager was attending a wedding at a nearby hotel and had argued with his father.
Sussex Police said that a post-mortem will not take place for at least another few days.
No arrests have been made and the incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission as a matter of standard procedure.
Chief Superintendent Paul Morrison said: "This is an extremely tragic event and our sympathy is with the family and friends of the young man. Family liaison officers are with them to offer support as they try to come to terms with their loss and will be working with the school to offer further support.
"The victim had been with relatives at a family function earlier in the evening and police are investigating to establish how he came to be walking on the motorway."
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Sussex Police on: 0845 60 70 999.
(KMcA/GK)
Scott Turner, from South Way, Burgess Hill, had been walking along the hard shoulder near Crawley, West Sussex, shortly before 2am on Sunday.
He was initially struck by a black Nissan Note as he walked along the first and second lanes of the carriage, a mile from the nearest slip road.
He was then struck by several other vehicles, including a heavy goods vehicle, an ambulance, which was taking a patient to hospital and an unmarked police car, which Sussex Police confirmed was not responding to an incident at the time.
It has been reported that the teenager was attending a wedding at a nearby hotel and had argued with his father.
Sussex Police said that a post-mortem will not take place for at least another few days.
No arrests have been made and the incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission as a matter of standard procedure.
Chief Superintendent Paul Morrison said: "This is an extremely tragic event and our sympathy is with the family and friends of the young man. Family liaison officers are with them to offer support as they try to come to terms with their loss and will be working with the school to offer further support.
"The victim had been with relatives at a family function earlier in the evening and police are investigating to establish how he came to be walking on the motorway."
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Sussex Police on: 0845 60 70 999.
(KMcA/GK)
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