An 11-year-old schoolboy who died after being hit by a bus has been named as Lucas Ashton.
The first released picture of Lucas shows the ginger-haired boy rollerskating at a park.
Police said the bus driver was ‘assisting officers with enquiries’ following the incident and no arrests had been made.A note on one bunch read: ‘Fly high with the angels. Sleep well beautiful. Always in our thoughts.’ Leoni Johnson said she witnessed the aftermath of the horrific crash and described hearing the ‘awful’ screams of who she believed to be the boy’s mum.She said she ‘couldn’t watch’ as the road became flooded with emergency services.‘I’m a mum too so I couldn’t watch, I had to come inside. We found out on the news that he had passed away. It’s every parent’s worst nightmare.’
She said children in the area regularly ride their bikes along Vernon Street and other roads in the area.
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