A community mourns two young girls killed in a devastating road collision, and Alex calls for urgent action on road safety
The deaths of two young sisters, killed when they were struck by a vehicle while walking to Sunday school, shook Birmingham and prompted an outpouring of grief from communities across the city. Alex, as a councillor deeply committed to road safety and the protection of children in his community, spoke publicly about the tragedy and the need to treat it not just as an isolated heartbreak but as a call to action. Both the Mirror and the BBC covered the story. The loss of two children going about the most ordinary of childhood routines — walking to Sunday school — was a devastating reminder of why road safety is never just a traffic management issue. It is a matter of life.
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