5-year-old Andover girl identified as child killed by tractor trailer

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Her household is now calling on city officers to take steps to make the intersection the place she died safer for pedestrians.

The household of 5-year-old Sidney Mae Olson has recognized her because the little one struck and killed by a tractor trailer in Andover Tuesday night.

What occurred

Sidney, an Andover resident, was hit round 5:15 p.m. on the intersection of Elm and Fundamental Streets.

In an announcement launched by means of the Essex County District Legal professional’s Workplace, Sidney’s household mentioned they have been strolling to an artwork class on Fundamental Road when she and one other member of the family entered the crosswalk whereas the stroll signal was on.

“As long-time residents of the neighborhood, we’ve adopted that route a whole bunch of instances earlier than,” Sidney’s household wrote. “The remainder was a blur, and Sidney was struck by a truck and killed, leaving an unimaginable void in our lives.”

The opposite member of the family who was within the crosswalk when Sidney was killed was not hit by the car.

Police mentioned beforehand that the motive force of the tractor trailer stopped after Sidney was hit and was cooperative with police. It’s unclear if they’ll face costs.

Remembering Sidney

“Sidney was a bright-eyed, energetic lady with springy curls,” her household wrote. “…She was recognized for her soft-spoken curiosity, and her budding means to deescalate battle and discover frequent floor in teams.”

“[Sidney] was fiercely artistic, styling her personal outfits, choreographing elaborate performances, and filling our house along with her distinctive model of summary artwork, in contrast to something we’ve seen,” her household wrote.

“She picked flowers in all places she went, usually plucking a rose from the backyard in entrance of Enterprise Financial institution, regardless of her mother and father’ objections. She memorized each lyric to a dozen Taylor Swift songs, gladly taking the microphone to sing alongside in crowded karaoke classes.”

For Sidney’s final birthday, she wished a “rainbow” theme, as a result of “it contains everybody’s favourite shade,” her household wrote.

Stopping one other tragedy

Sidney’s household is now asking city officers to take steps to make the intersection of Elm and Fundamental Streets safer. They are saying it has lengthy been thought of harmful.

“Whereas we’re not engineers, we additionally know our neighborhood can do higher,” they wrote. “We hope the city makes quick adjustments to that and different high-traffic intersections so nobody has to expertise the ache we really feel proper now.”

“On behalf of the City of Andover, I specific our honest condolences to the household of the kid whose life was tragically minimize brief,” Andover City Supervisor Andrew Flanagan mentioned in an announcement Thursday. “We share within the grief that has been expressed by members of our neighborhood over the previous twenty-four hours.”

Within the assertion, Flanagan indicated that the city is methods to make the intersection safer.

“Final week, at Andover’s Annual City Assembly, voters permitted funding for a visitors research for the Elm Sq. intersection,” Flanagan mentioned within the assertion. “The City will completely assess this space and act to implement any enhancements deemed mandatory.”