A ‘precious’ 11-year-old has died after being hit by a bus while out cycling.
Tributes have poured in for Mason French, who was named by police today following his death on Tuesday afternoon.
The schoolboy was on his bike in Whitburn, South Tyneside when the crash happened. He died at the scene on Lizard Lane around 3.30pm.
Officers from Northumbria Police are investigating the circumstances of the case.
Mason’s aunt Laura has described him as ‘the little boy who first taught me unconditional love’.