Tributes to ‘bright and joyful’ 11-year-old boy killed by car outside school as parents demand change to speed limit

MOVING tributes person been paid to a "bright and joyful" 11-year-old lad who was killed successful a car clang extracurricular his school.

Evan Rothwell was deed by a grey Nissan Qashqai extracurricular Kings School connected Wrexham Road, Chester, past Tuesday evening.

Evan bravely battled his injuries but tragically passed distant successful infirmary connected Friday, November 15.

In a tribute from his family, shared by Cheshire Police, they 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 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.

"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, 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."