THE sister of a boy who tragically died after being hit by a car while he walked to school is set to lead a protest march as she calls for the speed limit to be slashed and a bus stop to move near the scene of the fatal crash.

Daisy-May Bates, 29, is the older sister of Freddie Coleman, and will lead a walk from Stock Village Hall to the road where he died on Saturday.

Freddie, 15, was travelling to Mayflower High School in Billericay when he was hit by a car on Stock Road in November.

Daisy has stated there is a constant issue with “cars being driven quickly” on the street and wants to see the speed limit cut from 30mph to 20mph.

The teenager was walking to a bus stop on Stock Road when he was hit by the car, and Daisy is also calling for the bus stop to be moved.

Ms Bates has also spoken of the massive impact this has had on their family and their desire that this protest will “prevent anyone else experiencing the pain their family has gone through.”

She said: “Stock Road is a horrible road, it is so dangerous and the path is so narrow.

“The speed limit is 30mph, but people fly down it, as well as this, the main two bus stops on either end of the road are dreadful.

“Freddie was on this way to school and the path there is so narrow, people really fly down it. We hope the stops can be moved.

“Me and Freddie’s mum wish we had told him not to go down there on the day, but it is too late to change that now.”

Hundreds of Stock residents are expected to attend the protest on Saturday. The walk will begin at 10am at Stock Village Hall before the group walk to Stock Road.

According to Daisy, the campaign to cut the speed limit and move the bus stops has the support of Stock Parish Council.

She said: “We just want people to slow down, it is such a dangerous road, and it has taken the death of a 15 year boy for people to think about this and try to sort it out.

“It is a shame, we wish it wasn’t happening, but we are here to fight for this, so no other family feels this pain.”

A second teenage boy was also rushed to hospital for treatment for serious injuries after the accident.

A spokesperson for Essex Highways said: " We were deeply sorry to hear about the death of this young man and our full condolences go out to his family.

“Following fatal collisions on the road network, the Road Safety Engineering team conducts full investigations to find any highway-related factors that may have contributed.

“This includes reviewing the past 10 years of collision data in the area. 

"If clear patterns or trends are found, and remedial highways measures can help prevent them, they will be put to the Local Highways Panel for funding.

“Safety concerns can also be raised with the local Essex County Councillor who can raise them with the Local Highways Panel.”