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Shaken dad says teen son was lucky to avoid injury after Broughty Ferry crash

The cyclist was hit on Forthill Road.
The cyclist was hit on Forthill Road.

A shaken dad has said his teen son has been lucky to escape with just minor injuries after being struck by a car outside a Broughty Ferry school.

Lewis Smith, 16, was cycling near Dundee’s Forthill Primary when he was hit by a vehicle on Tuesday at around 8.30am.

The Grove Academy pupil was turning right from Forthill Road down Fintry Place when he was struck by the Red Volkswagen Golf.

Teen cyclist escaped serious injury

His dad Martin Smith said Lewis had a lucky escape.

He said: “He has some scrapes but is luckily okay.

“You can imagine how I was feeling when I found out my boy had been hit.”

Police and ambulance staff were at the scene.
Police and ambulance staff were at the scene.

He added: “The driver was great to be fair, I’m not angry with him.

“He shook my hand straight away when I arrived, I’ll give him his due.

“Lewis will be off school today recovering.

“He had a bit of a shock but it could have been a lot worse.

“The response from everyone — including witnesses, paramedics, and police — was brilliant. I can’t thank them enough.”

Concerns over Forthill Road

Mr Smith, who lives in Panmurefield Village, thinks the street is unsafe for school children and said he had concerns about the area when Lewis was a pupil at Forthill.

He said: “It’s a hell of a place this.

“You can see how many cars are coming up and down Forthill Road, some at speed.

“I don’t understand why they don’t make a space within the school grounds into a car park.”

Forthill Primary School
Forthill Primary School on Tuesday morning.

Another woman walking by after the incident echoed Mr Smith’s concerns.

She said: “This road is really a worry.

“It’s not surprising something like this has happened.

“I always think the road is far too busy for outside a primary school.”

Council takes road safety ‘very seriously’

A Dundee City Council spokesperson said: “The council takes road safety around schools very seriously and we have processes in place that consider injury accidents on the road network within the city.

“We would always ask people to drive safely especially around schools and would also encourage parents to consider other more sustainable forms of travel to reduce the impact of cars and traffic on the roads around schools.”

Ambulance special operations team attend

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers received a report of a crash involving a car and a cyclist on Fintry Place in Dundee around 8.50am on Tuesday.

“Emergency services attended.”

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 8.42am on Tuesday to attend an incident on Forthill Road in Dundee.

“We dispatched one ambulance and our special operations team to the scene. We treated one patient at the scene.”

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