Lorry kills four in Brixton

Title

Lorry kills four in Brixton

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

24 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:50

Description

Margaret Shiels reports from Brixton in South London where three children and one woman have been killed after a wall collapsed on top of them after being hit by a lorry. Includes interviews with Inspector Dalton McConney; Patrick Nwigwe, eyewitness; Christian Kwei-Armah(?), eyewitness; Brian Wilkinson, fire officer. The dead were later named as Beverley Walsh, social worker; Nikki Croucher, 8; Sandra Croucher, 4; Mickey Croucher, 8. The children’s mother, Carole Croucher, and daughter Angela Croucher,9, escaped serious injury. The lorry driver, who also escaped serious injury, was later named as Michael Hill.

Contributors

Margaret Shiels; Dalton McConney; Patrick Nwigwe; Christian Kwei-Armah(?); Brian Wilkinson

Keywords

Accidents; Deaths; London; Motor vehicles; Truck drivers; Women; Children (age group); Brixton; Accidental deaths; Beverley Walsh; Nikki Croucher; Sandra Croucher; Mickey Croucher; Carole Croucher; Angela Croucher; Michael Hill

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