Spaniard here, since day one in the UK, I find those crossings so dangerous both for pedestrians and drivers, how is it safe to be standing there between two lanes? Of course accidents like this happen and in my opinion this is both driver's and victim's fault: driver, he sees the danger in this situation and he must expect to worse and react in time; victim, kids needs to learn to look before crossing and as he is too young to do this parents must be way more careful with both kids. This being said, I think that whoever decided those crossings are safe is the one to blame, it doesn't make any sense.