Police from the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit are appealing for witnesses following yesterday’s fatal crash on the F3.
The collision occurred about 1km south of the Peats Ridge Road on-ramp, Somersby, about 4.30pm yesterday (Monday 30 May).
Early investigations suggest a silver Holden Commodore, being driven by a 52-year-old man, was travelling south when it crossed to the incorrect side of the road and collided with three other vehicles.
The driver of the Commodore suffered fatal injures and died at the scene.
The 38-year-old driver of a Nissan GTR suffered multiple fractures and he remains inhospital, while the 50-year-old driver of a Barina suffered a broken sternum and also remains in hospital.
The third driver of a Ford was not injured.
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NSW Upper House calls for rethink on Gosford PS relocation
Media release: 31 May 2011
A motion moved by the Greens calling for the NSW government to review the decision to relocate Gosford Public School onto the grounds of a nearby high school was unanimously supported by members of the Upper House last Friday (See below for motion).
Greens NSW MP John Kaye said: “The decision to sell valuable waterfront property at Gosford Public School was a blatant cash grab by the state government.
“The government has inexplicably decided to relocate the primary school on the grounds of Henry Kendall High School.
“Co-locating primary and high school students on the one site is totally inappropriate and unacceptable to both parents and teachers.
“Students will be forced to learn in cramped and noisy classrooms. The playground areas will be inadequate.
“The co-location is in breach of occupational health and safety guidelines. It will locate two different titles on the same site without clear boundaries and delineation.
“According to local member Chris Holstein the redevelopment of Gosford will attract 10,000 new residents to the area. At the same time his government is forever blocking any potential expansion of both schools with this decision.
“Coalition members of the NSW Upper House have thrown their support behind the concerned parents and teachers from both schools.
“It is time for the Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli to step in and find the primary school a suitable alternative to the Henry Kendall site that meets the needs of all the students,” Dr Kaye said.
For more information: John Kaye 0407 195 455
Dr Kaye moved—
1. That this House notes that:
(a) the decision to sell valuable waterfront property at Gosford Public School and relocate the school onto the grounds of Henry Kendall High School is seriously flawed and detrimental to the educational outcomes of all the students concerned,
(b) the relocation is opposed by teachers and parents from both schools,
(c) co-locating primary and secondary students on the same site is totally inappropriate and will result in cramped, noisy and unsafe conditions in classrooms and in the playground,
(d) the proposal breaches occupational health and safety guidelines in several areas; by, in part, locating two different titles on the same site without clear boundaries and clear delineation,
(e) the special needs unit at Henry Kendall High School will be severely impacted by the relocation,
(f) the concerns of parents of Gosford Public School students that their children will be exposed to potentially harmful electromagnetic fields from the substation next to the Henry Kendall site,
(g) the relocation will constrain future growth at both schools, and
(h) the local member, Mr Chris Holstein MP, has said that the redevelopment of Gosford will attract 10,000 new residents to the area.
2. That this House recognises the concerns raised by parents and teachers at Gosford Public School and Henry Kendall High School and joins with them in calling on the Minister for Education to put a halt to plans to relocate Gosford Public School and, in particular, to:
(a) review the decision to relocate the primary school onto the grounds of the high school, and
(b) offer Gosford Public School parents and teachers an alternative site which is suitable and meets the educational and personal security needs of the students at the school and protects the occupational health and safety of teachers.
(Notice given 25 May 2011, Passed the House 27 May 2011)
Cheers
Stephen Thomas
President
Gosford Public P&C
0418 618 667