Hundreds attend bus death funeral

Alexander Milne's relatives do not want his death to be in vain

Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a 12-year-old boy who was killed as he got off his school bus.

Fraserburgh Academy pupil Alexander Milne was hit by a car just outside his home at Lonmay last week.

Relatives and some fellow pupils witnessed the accident, and there have been renewed calls for a ban on the overtaking of school buses.

His parents said they did not want his death to be in vain. About 300 people were at Lonmay Church on Friday.

Alexander's father, Philip Milne, earlier told BBC Scotland: "When there's a school bus on the road everything has to stop, you just do not pass a school bus."

His death last Friday came two weeks after Turriff Academy pupil Robyn Oldham, 15, died after being struck by a car moments after getting off a school bus.

Some local councillors have backed the calls from Aberdeenshire Council's director of education for new laws. They have asked for a review of drop-off procedures.

Fraserburgh Academy has been holding assemblies in memory of Alexander and providing counselling for grieving pupils.