Badly injured boy joins call for a pedestrian crossing in Gobowen

Oliver Lloyd spent four days in hospital having a plate put into his arm after the accident on the St Martins Road in Gobowen.

A campaign was launched at the beginning of this year to put pressure on Shropshire Council to provide a pedestrian crossing on the road, with more than 750 people signing a petition.

Now Oliver and his parents, Rachel Lloyd and Mark Davies say they want to see the crossing installed before someone is more seriously hurt.

The pupil at St Martins School said he had been out with a friend and was coming home for his tea when the collision happened.

"I don't remember anything apart from being on the floor," he said.

"People came out of their houses to help me and put blankets on me while my friend ran to tell my parents."

Mr Davies said they were alerted by a hammering on the door and Oliver's friend desperately upset on the doorstep.

"It's a dreadful feeling being told that your son has been knocked down," he said.

"You hear about these things but never think it is going to happen to you.

"We are just so grateful that Oliver is still with us."

Mr Davies said that it was a matter of real urgency that the crossing was installed.

"If a crossing was there, pedestrians would use it and drivers would be aware and be ready to react."

"At the beginning and end of the school day you will see a crowd of people on the pavement waiting for enough of a gap between the traffic to cross the road."

As well as a broken arm, Oliver had a nasty wound on his knee which still has stitches in and a head wound.

"My leg probably hurts the most," he said.

Schoolfriends created Oliver a huge get well card and he wants to get back to class as soon as possible.

Claire Wild, Shropshire Council's cabinet member for highways and transport, said: "I can confirm that this crossing request is currently being progressed in accordance with the council's new road safety policy."