Assembly for friends after Telford schoolboy Jayden McIvor's death
Classmates of nine-year-old Jayden McIvor were being comforted today after a special assembly was held in his memory.
Extra support is being offered to pupils of Millbrook Primary School in Leegomery after he died while crossing Haybridge Road in Hadley on Saturday afternoon.
Headteacher Martyn Lightwood has sent a letter to parents explaining ways to help children cope with the news after some pupils were 'visibly upset'.
Staff have been given advice from the Educational Psychology Service to help them support pupils who might be struggling to come to terms with the news.
In the letter Mr Lightwood said: "Jayden was a bright, happy, caring little boy with lots of potential, who had many friends at Millbrook School.
"Our thoughts are with Jayden's family, who will need the love and support of relatives and friends.
"We held a short assembly for Jayden this morning and a number of the children were visibly upset.
"Young children deal with sudden loss differently and will not be sad all the time. I have explained to them that it often helps to talk to a friend or a caring adult about their feelings."
Friends and local residents have placed more than 35 bunches of flowers and stuffed toys at the crossing where Jayden was killed.
A large teddy bear bore the message: "Always in our heart, never will be forgotten, God bless. Kelly, Kieron, Akeel." And a message attached to a bunch of roses read: "Jayden, RIP little man, such a cruel world, taken far too soon!. Sleep tight. Shelley, Glyn, Brooke, Callum and Taylor."
Police are appealing for anyone who saw the accident in Hadley in which Jayden died to get in touch.
Jayden, of Hurleybrook Way, Leegomery, died after he was hit by a car on a lights-controlled pedestrian crossing in Haybridge Road just after 3pm on Saturday.
A West Mercia Police spokesman today said: "Our thoughts are with Jayden's family. They are utterly devastated. We are continuing to conduct a full and thorough investigation into the circumstances and it is vital that we speak to anyone who saw either of the vehicles being driven prior to the collision, or witnessed what happened in the RTC itself.