Schoolgirl knocked down at Tempe

Critically injured: Ronella Thornton

A 15-year-old girl is currently battling for her life in a city hospital after she was struck down on Christ-mas morning by an out-of-control car along the Tempe Village Public Road, West Coast Berbice.

Injured is Ronella Thornton, a student of Fraser’s Educational Institute and of Lot 277 Tempe Village, WCB.

During the accident which occurred around 8.15 am on Monday, Thornton sustained a broken right leg, injuries to her liver and a fractured skull.