This has been a really terrible accident and yet another one too many involving children at school or pre-school and runaway vehicles. It would be devastating for this young lad’s parents and many of the children who saw this accident, not just those who were injured, will all be needing counselling for quite a long time to come. RIP Jack

Heartbreaking, thoughts and prayers with the parents and their family. Spare a thought also for medical teams and everyone who tried to assist, God bless them and thank you. Those we love and lose are always connected by heartstrings into infinity. Love, strength and courage to the parents. God bless.

This is absolutely heart breaking, may he rest in peace and condolences to his family. This is every parents nightmare. You send your kids to school in a. safe environment and expect to pick them up at the end of the day. You just don’t even think that something as tragic as this will happen. I just don’t get how this woman caused this.

There doesn’t seem to be a lot of details on this case. I don’t understand how someone could randomly lose control that badly. Was she drunk or on drugs? Was there a mechanical difficulty? Those poor kids must have been absolutely terrified. It’s such a tragedy that poor little boy died.

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  • • mom486197 replied
    • 03 Nov 2024 , 8:55 am

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  I agree with you, I am not sure how someone could loose control like that and cause so much damage. It will be interesting to see what conclusions the police end up with after investigating this case. I wonder if it will be shared with the public or not. It is such a sad thing to happen.

This would be absolutely devastating, not only for his immediate family and the other victims, but also for all the kids who witnessed the crash and for all the teachers and other staff. I understand office staff rendered first aid and comforted the kids. And the driver must be devastated too.

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 02 Nov 2024 , 6:31 am

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  I really do hope there is an abundance of support services and appropriate counselling services for all of the students and staff of the school and of course for anyone that witnessed this tragic accident. It is so essential to deal with the impact, feelings and sorrow around this heartbreaking accident.

Absolutely heartbreaking. My sympathy to all his family & friends. Such a beautiful little boy.

Heartbreaking.. rest in peace

This is an absolutely terrible tragedy. I can’t imagine what his parents are going through and what a beautiful little Boy. I don’t know how fast the women was travelling but I hope that she is help properly accountable for this and the school takes measures to make sure that this never happens again.

What a terrible tragedy that should never have happened. I know the driver would be devastated at what happened and she will have to live with that for the rest of her life. Unfortunately, no matter how apologetic she is, it won’t bring Jack back. My condolences to Jack’s family and friends. RIP Jack

A parent’s worst nightmare. Having lost a child at the age 14 myself, I deeply feel the parents pain. My heart goes out to the family and friends, Such a tragic accident. I hope the other 4 children make a speedy recovery without any lasting effects. May Jack rest in peace.

This is so horrifying, a parents worst nightmare indeed ! We drop our kids off in the morning, expecting them to be safe and pick them up again. My heart goes out to those involved, their family, friends, school peers & staff and the wide community. It must be very traumatic
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My heart is absolutely shattered for this sweet boy and his family. I can’t even imagine the pain they’re all feeling. After seeing this last night I cried for ages and felt triggered knowing my baby is due to start school next year and this seems like such a freak incident at a place they’re meant to be safe. I agree with other comments I’ve seen that the design of school needs to be better considered with certain areas being near roads. I am sending my deepest condolences to Jacks family

I just can’t understand why the driver was let off with no charges. They just killed a child. Where is the justice for the family.

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  • • Ellen replied
    • 31 Oct 2024 , 5:27 am

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  Sometimes it’s hard to get our head around these things isn’t it ? But reality is that we don’t know a lot of details.
  My first thought -when I heard that the police indicated the driver was performing a U-turn when she drove through the school fence- was that I would never do a U-turn in a school zone and actually think that should be forbidden…but who am I

This sort of accident is particularly devastating because it happens in a place where you expect your child to be safe and cared for by others. Just today I was reading the story of parents who lost their 11 year old in a school bus crash on the first day of school. Devastating. My deepest condolences.

After reading this article last night I was rocking my bub to a drowsy state and had to stop myself from sobbing. It’s so surreal how fast your world can end, yet the world keeps turning. The parents of this beautiful boy are in my thoughts, and I hope the other kids will be okay.

Oh my goodness, this is a devastating incident ! Thinking about the family who lost it’s loved one and the families of the kids involved in this incident and all the kids who whitnessed this. One wonders what caused this lady to crash into the fence and if she perhaps for whatever reason lost control of her steering wheel. She will feel forever guilty too !

This is so very sad, I read something about this yesterday and my heart dropped when I heard. The poor family, the child had no chance, it is so sad. It sounds like it all happened so far. I hope the family can get some closure and the reason behind the accident can be released.

I watched a news segment last night about this truly horrific and heartbreaking accident on the TV. It truly is a horrifying accident and absolutely heartbreaking for the family. It is quite shocking that it could occur so quickly and hopefully the authorities find out the cause of the accident quickly.

Something that took only a few seconds to happen will have a devastating impact on so many lives forever. I cannot imagine the pain everyone involved is going through. So very, very sad.

This is utterly devastating. I’m thinking of those poor families right now. I can’t even imagine how the parents feel. The terrible conversations they have to have with their siblings. Also any bystanders. Witnessing such a horrendous scene would take a toll on you mentally. Really sad news for everyone involved.