LETTERS asking parents to be 'vigilant' when driving outside Tollbar Academy have been sent out by the school following the tragic death of a young biker.
As reported, the 27-year-old man – named locally as Daniel Eastwood – suffered fatal injuries after a silver Vauxhall Corsa, driven by a parent of a student, was in collision with his Kawasaki 750 motorbike outside the school on Friday.
Station Road in New Waltham is "notorious" for traffic as parents pick up and drop off their children at the school each morning and evening.
The letters were sent out as heartbreaking floral tributes to Daniel were left by his family and friends at the scene and a smiling photograph of him has been posted on a nearby lamp post.
His mother wrote: "My beautiful son. I will love you always."
While his brother Liam said: "My big brother Dan, I will always love you, your little brother."
The collision happened just before 9am during heavy rushhour traffic and police investigating the incident have made an urgent appeal for witnesses.
Officers have not given any indication as to the cause, but as reported, the school successfully campaigned to reduce the speed limit along Station Road from 40 miles per hour to 30mph last year.
Principal Stephen Moon expressed his condolences to Daniel's family during the academy's annual presentation evening on Friday night and letters have been sent out to every parent reminding them to be careful.
He said: "Parents must be vigilant when dropping off and picking their children up in the morning and the evening.
"We want everyone travelling on this road to take extra care. It is a notoriously difficult stretch of road which we have campaigned about for years, but tragically, accidents are still happening there.
"Our thoughts are with the young man's family."
Daniel was a security guard at Asda in Holles Street, Grimsby and a doorman at popular Cleethorpes nightclub, Amishi, which is owned by his step-father, Graham Franklin.
The driver, a 41-year-old woman from Cleethorpes, was questioned by police on Friday and released on bail until the beginning of March.
Any witnesses should contact police on 101 quoting incident number 128 of November 30.
