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| Killed pavement crash boy named | Killed pavement crash boy named |
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| An 11-year-old boy who died when a car mounted a pavement and hit a group of pedestrians had been on his way home from a church service at the time. | An 11-year-old boy who died when a car mounted a pavement and hit a group of pedestrians had been on his way home from a church service at the time. |
| A white Ford Focus crashed into Sam Riddall in Eastfield Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, on Friday evening. | |
| Police said that Sam became trapped underneath the vehicle, which was driven by a woman in her 30s who then fled the scene. | |
| A man was treated for minor injuries while some other children were unhurt. | |
| The driver has been described as white with long blonde hair and in her mid-30s. | |
| Witnesses have said the car hit other vehicles parked on the road. | Witnesses have said the car hit other vehicles parked on the road. |
| They said skid marks along the road and pavement showed where the car screeched across the kerb, towards a wall, and then veered back on to the road. | |
| You were a fantastic footballer and will be greatly missed Message on floral tribute | You were a fantastic footballer and will be greatly missed Message on floral tribute |
| Floral tributes have been laid at the scene. | Floral tributes have been laid at the scene. |
| One bunch of flowers was signed "Chris" from the Alberts Place Church Youth Club, of which Sam - whose family moved to Bristol from Birmingham several years ago - was a member. | |
| It contained a card which read: "Dear Sammie, thank you for being one of the most friendliest and loveliest boys at Alberts Place. | It contained a card which read: "Dear Sammie, thank you for being one of the most friendliest and loveliest boys at Alberts Place. |
| "You were a fantastic footballer and will be greatly missed. | "You were a fantastic footballer and will be greatly missed. |
| "God bless you now with love and prayers." | "God bless you now with love and prayers." |
| 'Absolutely horrific' | 'Absolutely horrific' |
| People who lived near the scene said they were shocked. | People who lived near the scene said they were shocked. |
| One man, who did not want to be named, said: "It is absolutely horrific. | One man, who did not want to be named, said: "It is absolutely horrific. |
| "You can see the narrative of events by the skid marks, you can see the point at which the car hit the kerb and then it must have dragged along the pavement and crashed." | "You can see the narrative of events by the skid marks, you can see the point at which the car hit the kerb and then it must have dragged along the pavement and crashed." |
| Det Insp Ian Chadwick, of Avon and Somerset Police, urged any witnesses to come forward. | Det Insp Ian Chadwick, of Avon and Somerset Police, urged any witnesses to come forward. |
| He said: "If you were the person involved in this collision please come forward so that we can talk to you about what happened. | He said: "If you were the person involved in this collision please come forward so that we can talk to you about what happened. |
| "This was a nasty collision which claimed the life of a young boy and I am keen to establish exactly what happened." | "This was a nasty collision which claimed the life of a young boy and I am keen to establish exactly what happened." |