Kingswood man dies on his 25th birthday after road accident
A man died yesterday on his 25th birthday after a road accident in Kingswood.
Police named him as Darren Thomas who lived locally.
He was walking outside Kingswood fire station in Tenniscourt Road when he was in collision with a Honda Civic at about 9.15pm on Friday night.
Firefighters who were trained in helping critically-injured victims treated Mr Thomas at the scene until an ambulance arrived and rushed him to Frenchay Hospital.
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A police spokesman said he died yesterday.
Police closed the road for five hours while the force's collision investigation unit examined the scene.
The police are appealing for any witnesses who may have seen the accident.
They should phone the police number, 101.
8 Comments
by Simonro1977
Wednesday, February 27 2013, 10:49AM
“My condolences to this man's family and friends. It's hardly surprising someone was killed given the speed that some of the chavs drive down Tenniscourt Road... they seem to think it's a speedway as opposed to a residential street!”
by polyphase
Monday, February 25 2013, 5:19PM
“Kay10 - Yes, it is more important that a young man lost his life than focusing on an error in a news report. However, if myself or someone else had not pointed out the error, every few seconds the BREAKING NEWS ticker at the top of the main news page would still be informing readers that it would have been his 24th birthday today. The very least that this site should do is get the poor bloke's birthday right.”
by Kay10
Monday, February 25 2013, 4:29PM
“Isn't it more important that a young man lost his life than focusing on an error in a news report.
My condolences to his friends and family”
by polyphase
Monday, February 25 2013, 2:25PM
“winford - Yes. I think it's perfectly valid to point out errors in reported news. Especially when it concerns information about people. Now that the error has been corrected I would be more than happy for my comment to be removed. By the way, you forgot to put a question mark at the end of your question.”
by winford
Monday, February 25 2013, 1:42PM
“someone has died - does it really need all the comments about a wrong date.”
by polyphase
Monday, February 25 2013, 1:17PM
“Yes, but the wrong information is still appearing in the Breaking News line at the top of this page.”
by Emily_Koch
Monday, February 25 2013, 11:06AM
“Thanks Funnyfriend. We have checked with the police and they have confirmed that the information they provided was incorrect - the article has now been amended to reflect this.”
by Funnyfriend
Monday, February 25 2013, 9:21AM
“His birthday was yesterday (not today!) unfortunately the day he died, I remember Darren from school, so sad. My thoughts are with his family and friends”