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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Daniel Lavelle

Tributes paid to two children killed in car collision in Essex

Several bouquets of flowers with message cards attached lie on grass next to a suburban road
One card left by a member of staff at a local school read: ‘My thoughts and prayers are with everyone that had the joy to know you both, especially your family.’ Photograph: Rosie Shead/PA

Tributes have been paid to two children who died after an alleged hit-and-run in Essex.

Police said officers received reports that a girl and a boy had been involved in a collision with a car on Ashlyns, in Pitsea, near Basildon, at about 6.25pm on Saturday, and that the car had failed to stop at the scene.

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