The father of a boy who was fatally struck by a car while waiting for a school bus said his pain was immeasurable one year on.

Mayflower High School pupil Freddie Coleman, 15, died at a bus stop in Stock, Essex, on 3 November 2023.

His friend, who suffered injuries and was treated in intensive care for three weeks, he is still “slowly recovering”, his family told the BBC.

Freddie’s father Jason said: “To go back to the village and see what I saw – I wouldn’t wish that on any parent.”

Mr Coleman said he was called at about 0830 GMT that day and told there had been a “tragic accident”.

“(Freddie) was doing what normal 15-year-olds do until the day he went to school and never came home,” he added.

“It completely changed not just our lives, but the people affected inside and around – witnesses, other people in the cars, another family.”

The family had been overwhelmed by the outpouring of community support following Freddie’s death, Mr Coleman said.

However, he added: “Yet there is no need for the pain or the pain of losing a child; you should never bury your own child’.

Activists gathered alongside Mr Coleman in Stock Road on Wednesday to carry out speed checks on drivers.

Speedwatch volunteer Mark Rolph said five people were caught speeding in the first two hours of the action.

“It’s always busy on this road, it’s like a race track 24 hours a day,” he said.

“It’s unbelievable that people still rush down this road when they can see so much activity, it’s crazy.”

Along with the Colemans, campaigners appealed to Essex County Council reduce the speed limit of the road up to 20 mph (32 km/h).

Essex County Council said it was investigating whether action should be taken, but could not release details until a full coroner’s inquest or legal proceedings took place.

Police investigating Freddie’s death have arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving while unfit due to alcohol or drugs.

He was released under investigation while inquiries continued.