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Arriva Probes Bus Stop Crash After 12-Year-Old Says Driver Shouted and Blamed Her

The incident outside Lord Derby Academy has left the pupil avoiding her usual journey after parked vehicles reportedly blocked the stop.

Overview

  • An Arriva number 9 service struck a parked van at the Seel Road stop by Lord Derby Academy in Huyton on January 9.
  • Lyssa Storey, 12, was waiting for the late-arriving bus and, according to her mother, stood in the road to signal it because a van and two cars were occupying the stop.
  • The family says the driver shouted at Lyssa and told her the collision was her fault.
  • Arriva Merseyside says it is investigating, and the driver has been requested to attend a meeting, with no public findings announced.
  • Lyssa now avoids that route and takes a longer journey home, and reports of the incident come from the family and local media with no independent determination of fault.