4:40pm Wednesday 1st October 2008
By Dan Kerins
THE schoolboy killed on a Hampshire road yesterday has been named.
Twelve-year-old Aarron John Keeping, died when his pedal cycle was in collision with a blue Ford Focus at the junction of Ringwood Road and Burley Road, Bransgore.
Aarron, of Burnt House Lane, Bransgore, was taken to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital where he later died as a result of his injuries. The driver of the car, a 25-year-old man, was shaken but uninjured.
He was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and bailed until December.
Floral tributes have been placed at the scene of the crash on Ringwood Road outside the Crown pub.
One poignant message left at the crash scene said: "We will miss you loads, RIP."
Another said: "You were a credit to your friends and family and we were proud to have known you. You made us smile."
Some local residents called for traffic lights, speed humps or a 30mph limit at the scene, claiming there had been several accidents in the vicinity during recent years.
Sergeant Phil Lamb from the Totton Roads Policing said: “Our thoughts are with Aarron’s family at this sad and difficult time.
“I’m appealing for anyone who witnessed this collision to contact me as a matter of urgency so we can piece together a better picture of what happened.”
The accident happened around 4.30pm yesterday.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt Lamb at the Totton Roads Policing Unit quoting Operation Parfold on 0845 045 45 45 or the Crimestoppers charity anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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