The 16 year old has been mowed down by an out of control four-wheel-drive on a footpath in Kogarah, at the scene of an identical tragedy seven years ago
THE grief-stricken friends of the 16-year-old girl killed in a 4WD crash involving an unlicensed driver have made an emotional plea for motorists to slow down.
The southern suburb of Kogarah is still coming to grips with the fatal crash into the Railway Pde pharmacy — the same spot at which another young life was cut short in 2007.
Glass is shattered and the shop's display is strewn across the pavement after the Mitsubishi Challenger crashed into the chemist. Source: News Corp Australia
Police are investigating why the driver lost control and the 4WD mounted the kerb. Picture: Carly Earl Source: News Corp Australia
The 4WD had turned left from Montgomery St into Railway Parade when it hit the shop. Source: News Corp Australia
Two other people were severely hurt in yesterday's crash, which killed Aneri Patel.
Aneri Patel / Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied
Aneri was waiting at a bus stop after finishing a maths exam when she was hit by the car just after 11.30am.
She was trapped under the car and died at the scene.
The driver of the car entering Kogarah Police Station / Picture: Channel 9 Source: Supplied
The female driver, 26, had mandatory blood and urine tests before she was arrested and taken to Kogarah police station for questioning last night.
Police at the scene of the crash / Picture: Carly Earl Source: News Corp Australia
Her 29-year-old female passenger, the owner of the vehicle, had appeared in court just before the crash on serious driving charges. Two children aged two and four, who were also passengers, escaped the crash unhurt.
Aneri Patel, 16 / Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied
Aneri Patel, 16 / Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied
A critical incident investigation team has been established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Police said the decision — endorsed by the coroner — was based on information there were a number of police officers in the area, given the crash site's proximity to Kogarah police station and Kogarah Local Court.
Police at the scene of the crash / Picture: Carly Earl Source: News Corp Australia
The independent critical incident team will speak with those police officers as part of their probe.
School friends took to Facebook last night not just to pay tribute to their friend, but to ask drivers to slow down.
One student wrote: "RIP to Aneri, a great friend to many. God bless her family and provide them with strength and support through this tragic time. You will always be remembered in our hearts.
The 16-year-old on the pavement was killed and two people were trapped — one was an employee and the other a customer. Source: News Corp Australia
The accident happened in exactly the same spot as a fatality in 2007. Source: News Corp Australia
"Please take this as a caution to drive safely as you could hold someone's life in your hands."
Another student wrote: "Aneri, I hope you find peace where you are going."
Witnesses say the Mitsubishi Challenger that killed Aneri was turning left from Montgomery St when it leapt the kerb and ploughed into a group of students waiting at the bus stop.
Picture: Carly Earl Source: News Corp Australia
The 4WD then smashed into the front of the pharmacy, trapping employee Sue Ferguson, 51, and a customer, aged 84. Both were stable in hospital last night.
Police said they would be looking into speed as a factor in the crash.
A witness is overwhelmed at the site of the crash which happened at 11.30am. Source: News Corp Australia
Witnesses were shocked at the scene unfolding in front of them. Picture: Carly Earl Source: News Corp Australia
A witness rings a friend watch as emergency services try to help those trapped. Picture: Carly Earl Source: News Corp Australia
Police Superintendent David Donahue said: "It would appear (Aneri) was at the bus stop. There were a number of students."
The year 11 student, understood to be an only child, had attended Kogarah High since year 7.
A classmate said. "She was a nice, quiet girl, very peaceful.
"She was very smart and would always be on her laptop."
Location view of O'Reilly & Daly Chemist in Kogarah, where the accident occurred. Source: Supplied
Google overview showing the bend the chemist sits on in Railway Parade. Source: Supplied
Kogarah High released a statement yesterday saying: "Our thoughts are with the student's family and friends."
Elizabeth Issa saw the crash from across the road.
"I saw a car come through and hit the bus sign and through inside the chemist," she said.
"There were four or five people waiting for the bus."
The vehicle's passenger was driven away from the police station late last night with the children in the back of the police car.
All she said was: "You guys have got the wrong person."
A spokeswoman for Kogarah Council said the speed limit on Railway Pde was reduced from 60km/h to 50km/after the 2007 fatal crash.
However, no other changes were made to the intersection because no recommendations were made by the coroner, NSW Police or the now Roads and Maritime Services.
Ashlee Mullany
NO changes were made to the Kogarah intersection where Aneri Patel died, despite the death of another woman at the exact same bus stop seven years ago.
Kogarah Council reduced the speed limit on Railway Parade from 60km/h to 50km/h following the 2007 tragedy which claimed the life of 20-year-old fashion student Emma Hansen.
However, it did not make changes to improve safety at the intersection following the incident.
The council said it met police and the now Roads and Maritime Services after the 2007 death and it was agreed no "feasible engineering solutions" would have prevented the crash.
It came after a inquest in 2008 that recommended only that learner driver log books be changed to include tips on learner supervision.
Ms Hansen died and 11 others were injured when learner driver Rose Deng mistook the accelerator for the brake during a driving lesson at Kogarah, in Sydney's south, in March 2007.
Her car mounted the kerb at Railway Pde and slammed into the waiting bus queue.
"The findings handed down by the Coroner in 2008 reflect concerns that the accident was the result of an inexperienced learner driver," a Department of Justice spokesman said yesterday.
"There was no evidence in the Hansen case there was anything dangerous about the road in question."
Emma Hansen's mother Lynne, from Orange. Source: News Corp Australia
Emma Hansen, 19, was killed in 2007. Source: Supplied
The tragic accident in which Emma Hansen was killed was captured on CCTV images from ANZ Bank. Source: Supplied
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