THE FAMILY of crash victim Tyrese Hannah is urging Swindon Council to improve safety in the road where he lost his young life.

The seven-year-old Lethbridge School pupil was hit by a car in Drove Road on Friday evening and died later at the Great Western Hospital.

Five days on from his death his mother Caroline and uncle Chris Jachec, both from Walcot, say traffic-calming measures are essential if further deaths are to be prevented.

"Now is the time to act," said Mr Jachec, 38, of Burford Avenue. "Tyrese's death was one too many.

"There need to be speed cameras, 30mph signs on the road and speed bumps. And I don't think Drove Road is particularly well lit.

"Something must be done - there are so many schools in the area.

"I'm determined to get this changed. It must be changed as time is ticking by."

Residents have added their weight to calls for for traffic-calming measures to be introduced.

Mark Sutton, of Drove Road, said: "A while ago I wrote to the highways department expressing my concerns, particularly over speed.

"I mentioned that the only thing that would slow drivers down was to install speed cameras in Drove Road, not just in one area but all along the road so drivers do not speed up after passing them, as they do."

He added: "The safety camera unit apparently held a survey at this point of Drove Road stating that the mean speed they measured was 29.9mph.

"When you have two people in reflectives holding a camera you know very well there will be a complete reduction in speed.

"This simply shows that cameras which are properly placed do work."

Wiltshire police is planning a public meeting to discuss ways of addressing the problem.

The multi-agency gathering, comprising the police, council and Highways Agency representatives, will give people a chance to voice their concerns.

The date of the meeting has not yet been set.

l A 19-year-old man from north Swindon was arrested after the crash and has been bailed.