Finding into death of Zulfiqar Ali Hosseini
Deceased
Zulfiqar Ali Hosseini
Demographics
2y, unknown
Date of death
2023-12-17
Finding date
2024-11-13
Cause of death
Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian versus car)
AI-generated summary
A 2.5-year-old boy died from injuries sustained after being struck by a motor vehicle on Stud Road, Dandenong North. While walking home from a playground, his father placed him on a grass median strip after retrieving the boy's hat from the road. The child then ran onto the roadway and was struck by a vehicle travelling at approximately 40 km/h. The driver was unimpaired, driving at safe speed, and could not have avoided the collision given the child's small stature and sudden entry onto the road. Police determined criminal charges were not warranted against either the driver or father. The coroner commended subsequent speed limit reductions and recommended installing pedestrian crossing infrastructure at this location where multiple collisions have occurred, particularly given the Stadium's proximity and lack of safe pedestrian crossing facilities.
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Contributing factors
- Lack of pedestrian crossing or traffic lights at the location
- Child's small stature and low visibility relative to vehicle
- Absence of safe pedestrian infrastructure near Dandenong Stadium
- Child ran unexpectedly onto roadway
Coroner's recommendations
- That the Victorian Government, in consultation with the Greater Dandenong Council, improve pedestrian access to and from Dandenong Stadium and consider installing traffic lights at the intersection of Stud Road, Dandenong North and the unnamed road leading to Dandenong Stadium
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