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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Nick Sommerlad

Calls to ban huge SUVs from built-up areas grow after school horror that left girl dead

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.

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