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| Father warned motorway death boy | Father warned motorway death boy |
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| The father of a boy killed as he tried to cross a motorway with a friend has said he was looking for his son when he was told of the crash. | |
| Kieran Coupe, seven, and six-year-old Guy Davies died when they were hit by three cars on the M56 at Preston Brook, near Runcorn in Cheshire. | Kieran Coupe, seven, and six-year-old Guy Davies died when they were hit by three cars on the M56 at Preston Brook, near Runcorn in Cheshire. |
| Kieran's father Colin Lambert said he had warned the youngster to stay away from the motorway. | Kieran's father Colin Lambert said he had warned the youngster to stay away from the motorway. |
| Mr Lambert said: "I don't know how I feel. I was very hysterical yesterday." | Mr Lambert said: "I don't know how I feel. I was very hysterical yesterday." |
| The motorway edge is about 300 yards (275m) from the back garden of Mr Lambert's home, with woods in between. | |
| Both boys lived on the same street in Murdishaw in Runcorn, Cheshire Police said. | Both boys lived on the same street in Murdishaw in Runcorn, Cheshire Police said. |
| Mr Lambert said: "Kieran knows not to go near the motorway, that it is dangerous. I had been teaching him the Green Cross Code only this week." | Mr Lambert said: "Kieran knows not to go near the motorway, that it is dangerous. I had been teaching him the Green Cross Code only this week." |
| Speaking later, Mr Lambert called for a fence or "danger" signs to be placed close to the motorway's edge. | Speaking later, Mr Lambert called for a fence or "danger" signs to be placed close to the motorway's edge. |
| Kieran had only lived up here for probably about eight or nine weeks Colin Lambert, Kieran's father | Kieran had only lived up here for probably about eight or nine weeks Colin Lambert, Kieran's father |
| He said: "I look around and everything is fenced off but not the motorway. There should be a fence or a danger sign at least to warn of the danger." | He said: "I look around and everything is fenced off but not the motorway. There should be a fence or a danger sign at least to warn of the danger." |
| Paula Taylor, 41, who lives near the children, said: "There is no barrier to stop kids getting on to the motorway, they just have to climb down a bank and they are on it. | Paula Taylor, 41, who lives near the children, said: "There is no barrier to stop kids getting on to the motorway, they just have to climb down a bank and they are on it. |
| "I tell my kids never to go in the woods but boys are boys and it must have been an adventure for them." | "I tell my kids never to go in the woods but boys are boys and it must have been an adventure for them." |
| Speaking outside his home Mr Lambert said: "Kieran had only lived up here for probably about eight or nine weeks, so he didn't know the area very well." | Speaking outside his home Mr Lambert said: "Kieran had only lived up here for probably about eight or nine weeks, so he didn't know the area very well." |
| Mr Lambert saw Kieran, who lived with him and grandmother Joan, on Wednesday afternoon when he was at the house with his friends. | Mr Lambert saw Kieran, who lived with him and grandmother Joan, on Wednesday afternoon when he was at the house with his friends. |
| They went out to play and Kieran was due back in the house at 1700 BST for his evening meal. | They went out to play and Kieran was due back in the house at 1700 BST for his evening meal. |
| When he did not return, Mr Lambert and his brother and 12 neighbours went to find him. | When he did not return, Mr Lambert and his brother and 12 neighbours went to find him. |
| Police shut the motorway to carry out inquiries | Police shut the motorway to carry out inquiries |
| Kieran has one brother and three half sisters and used to live in Nottinghamshire with his mother. | Kieran has one brother and three half sisters and used to live in Nottinghamshire with his mother. |
| Cheshire Police said the boys were pushing scooters across the Chester-bound carriageway when they were struck by the cars. | Cheshire Police said the boys were pushing scooters across the Chester-bound carriageway when they were struck by the cars. |
| The children were pronounced dead at the scene. Nobody else was injured. | The children were pronounced dead at the scene. Nobody else was injured. |
| Mrs Taylor said: "They were just ordinary little boys, always playing in the street and kicking a football about. | Mrs Taylor said: "They were just ordinary little boys, always playing in the street and kicking a football about. |
| "I heard yesterday afternoon that they had gone missing and police were around helping the families look for them. | "I heard yesterday afternoon that they had gone missing and police were around helping the families look for them. |
| "Then we heard the news about the crash on the motorway. "It is awful, just awful." | "Then we heard the news about the crash on the motorway. "It is awful, just awful." |
| Mr Lambert, who brought Kieran to Runcorn last March after living in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, said he suspected his son was rushing home because he was afraid of the dark. | Mr Lambert, who brought Kieran to Runcorn last March after living in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, said he suspected his son was rushing home because he was afraid of the dark. |
| Cheshire Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident to come forward. | Cheshire Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident to come forward. |