By Matt KnightBBC News, Essex
Essex PoliceA head teacher says he is proud of how his school community came together after the death of a popular pupil.
Damian Lee, of Mayflower High School in Billericay, Essex, said Year 11 pupil Freddie Coleman was “friends with a whole range of students”.
The 15-year-old died after being struck by a car in the nearby village of Stock at about 08:20 GMT on 3 November.
A permanent memorial would be put in place for Freddie, who was killed on his way to school, Mr Lee said.
A second teenager was treated in hospital for serious injuries sustained in the crash, police said.
Lewis Adams/BBCMr Lee said he would never forget hearing the news that two pupils had been seriously hurt and that fellow students and staff members may have witnessed the…
