Heartbreak as 11-year-old Britain's Got Talent star killed by car outside school

Evan Rothwell, 11, was struck down by a Nissan Qashqai extracurricular his schoolhouse earlier being aerial lifted to Alder Hey Children's Hospital (Image: Cheshire Police)

The heartbroken household of an 11-year-old lad who appeared connected Britain's Got Talent person paid tribute to their "beautiful" lad - who has died aft being deed by a car extracurricular his school.

Evan Rothwell appeared connected the deed ITV amusement earlier this twelvemonth arsenic portion of the younker choir AmaSing. He was airlifted to Alder Hey Children's Hospital aft being struck by a grey Nissan Qashqai extracurricular The King's School connected the A483 Wrexham Road successful Chester astir 5.12pm connected Tuesday, November 12.

Despite the efforts of the aesculapian team, Evan tragically died successful infirmary connected Saturday, November 16. His household are present calling for the velocity bounds extracurricular his schoolhouse to beryllium lowered.

Alder Hey Hospital did each it could to prevention Evan (Image: Getty)

In a heartfelt tribute shared by Cheshire Police, his household said: "It is with large sadness that we tin corroborate that our beauteous lad Evan Rothwell has passed distant arsenic a effect of the roadworthy postulation mishap adjacent King's School past Tuesday."

"Evan loved beingness and utilized his talents to entertain and bring joyousness to others. Evan lit up the satellite astir him erstwhile helium was making friends laughter with jokes and magic tricks, playing cricket with his friends, performing with AmaSing connected Britain's Got Talent and entertaining audiences arsenic portion of the Chester Scout's Gang Show.

"He made america arrogant each day. We are shocked and devastated astatine his loss.

"We would similar to convey the exigency services unit and the unit astatine Alder Hey Children's Hospital for their expertise, attraction and committedness and astir of each for their kindness. We are overwhelmed by the outpouring of enactment from our section community. We truly admit your emotion and support."

"The velocity bounds connected the roadworthy wherever Evan was deed is simply a 40mph limit. This roadworthy is extracurricular a school, and we powerfully consciousness that this needs to beryllium lowered to forestall thing similar this from happening again."

Evan's headteacher, George Hartley, paid tribute, saying: "Evan volition beryllium everlastingly remembered arsenic a bright, joyful and fun-loving classmate, with an intelligence curiosity that belied his young years. Our thoughts passim this past week person remained with Evan's heartbroken family, loved ones and friends."

"This devastating quality has shaken our schoolhouse assemblage to its halfway and determination are immense challenges up for our pupils, unit and parents. We person drawn large spot from the galore messages of enactment and from the countless tributes being paid to Evan. We are agreed successful grief and shock, and we are doing each we tin to enactment each different with compassion and knowing arsenic we look the nonaccomplishment of 1 of our own."

The King's School is connected the engaged A483, Wrexham Road (Image: Google)

Head of Evan's year, Emily Sherriff, added: "Evan arrived astatine King's successful September with an tremendous grin and a consciousness of amusive that brought joyousness to everyone helium encountered. As a King's Entry Scholar, helium showcased an insatiable appetite to larn astir the world. In his form, helium was a dedicated foundation rep who was committed to bringing caller ideas and excitement to his tutor group."

"Outside of the classroom, Evan could beryllium recovered successful each areas of schoolhouse life: belly laughing successful Dungeons and Dragons Club, catching up with friends successful the room whilst taking retired his latest work and making a large splash successful the swimming pool. He was kindness personified and determination has not been a azygous pupil who we person encountered implicit the past week who hasn't made a remark connected the happiness Evan carried with him passim the schoolhouse day."

"The mode helium lived his beingness - afloat of wonderment and enthusiasm- is thing that volition enactment with america each forever."

Cheshire Police are inactive urging for immoderate accusation oregon dashcam footage from astir the clip of the incident, reports the Liverpool Echo. Anyone possessing applicable accusation oregon dash camera footage should scope retired to Cheshire constabulary connected 101 oregon via www.cheshire.police.uk//tell-us quoting IML-1961446.