Parents demand action after boy, 6, hit by car

Parents want extra safety measures outside Worcester's Stanley Road Primary School

Parents are calling for extra safety measures to be put in place at a Worcester school after a six-year-old pupil was hit by a car.

They spoke out at a meeting with police after the incident outside Stanley Road Primary School in November, and called for a zebra crossing to built and a patrol warden introduced.

Head teacher Lorraine Adams, said “lots of ideas were mentioned” and further talks would now be held with Worcestershire County Council.

A feasibility study is now due to be carried out along with consultation on traffic regulations on zigzag lines near the school, the council said.

Parents Lucy Green and Lucy Calarak say the road is dangerous

The injured boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries, although he has since recovered and has gone back to school.

Parent Lucy Calarak, said: "At drop-off and collection time the road is busy, dangerous and risky.

"It's just not safe, not only just for children but for adults too. My worry is, does someone have to be killed before something is done to make the road safer?"

Other ideas discussed in the meeting included speed humps and flashing signs urging drivers to slow down.

Lucy Green, another parent, said: "The kids need to be able to cross the road safely with parents, and right now they can't.

"It needs to be made safe. I'm extremely concerned. It's a lovely school, we just need the road to be safer."

Councillor Jabba Riaz said parents are right to be angry

Councillor Jabba Riaz, who represents the area, said: "You can hear what the parents think, they are very frustrated and I support them.

"It's got to the point where residents are fearful that their kid could be next."

Councillor Mike Rouse, cabinet member for highways and transport at the county council, said they had not been sent an invitation to the meeting.

"[This] is unfortunate as we would have been able to inform concerned parents that we are carrying out a feasibility study for a zebra crossing near the school, and we are consulting on a traffic regulation order on the zigzag lines near the school," he said.

The road safety team has recently carried out speed surveys, which showed a low average speed, and traffic calming measures have also been considered, he added.