'Joyful' schoolboy, 11, who loved Britain's Got Talent killed in horrific crash

Evan Rothwell, 11, from Chester, has tragically died aft being deed by a car extracurricular the Kings School and his household and schoolhouse person paid tribute to the youngster who "loved life"

An 11-year-old who “loved life” and performed connected Britain’s Got Talent has tragically died aft being deed by a car.

Evan Rothwell, from Chester, was deed by a grey Nissan Qashqai extracurricular the Kings School connected Wrexham Road, astatine astir 5.12pm connected November 12, said Cheshire Police.

The unit stated: “Officers and paramedics rapidly attended, with Evan being taken to Alder Hey Hospital via aerial ambulance aft archetypal attraction astatine the scene. Sadly, contempt the champion efforts of those involved, Evan passed distant astatine the infirmary connected Saturday 16 November.”

And present the youngster’s household person paid tribute to Evan, saying helium made them “proud each day” and however overmuch helium enjoyed performing.

"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 near King’s School past Tuesday,” said a connection from the household via Cheshire Police.

"Evan loved beingness and utilized his talents to entertain and bring joyousness to others. Evan lit up the world astir him erstwhile helium was making friends laughter with jokes and magic tricks, playing cricket with his friends, performing with Ama-sing connected Britain’s Got Talent and entertaining audiences arsenic portion of the Chester Scout’s Gang Show. He made america arrogant each day.”

And the household besides wants to spot the velocity bounds reduced extracurricular the school. "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,” it said.

"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."

Meanwhile, Evan's headteacher, George Hartley, said: “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.”

And caput of Evan’s year, Emily Sherriff, highlighted his “enormous grin and consciousness of fun”. She said: “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 has said that nary arrests person been made truthful acold but the are appealing to nationalist for accusation including dashcam footage astir the clip of the collision.