PARENTS fear their children could be killed if the council does not deal with the "dangerous" road outside their school.

Stanley Road Primary School and Nursery has seen two crashes involving children in 12 months, leaving many fearing for their children's safety. 

One of the most recent incidents happened in November when a six-year-old boy was seriously hurt after being hit by a car.

One parent, Lucy Kurylak, has saved her two sons several times from being hit by cars speeding past.

Worcester News: Parents Lucy Kurylak and Lucy Green is calling on something to be done.Parents Lucy Kurylak and Lucy Green is calling on something to be done. (Image: NQ)"It is frustrating. It shouldn't take children being knocked down for the council to do something, and even now, two children later, still nothing has been done about the road," she said.

"I do not want to be laying flowers on the road after someone has been killed; that is my biggest fear. 

"Does it take that for the council to step up?"

Another parent and former pupil, Mohammed Mustafa, said he is concerned and has seen changes since walking to school as a child.

Worcester News: HANDS ARE TIED: Lorraine Adams is the headteacher at Stanley Road Primary School.HANDS ARE TIED: Lorraine Adams is the headteacher at Stanley Road Primary School. (Image: NQ)Lorraine Adams, headteacher at Stanley Road Primary School, said her hands are tied because the road is Worcestershire Highways' responsibility. 

She added: "It is very, very difficult for children and parents to cross safely anywhere on Stanley Road because parents park on the zigzag lines, which causes congestion.

"We also have three schools in the area, so Wylds Lane is highly populated."

The school and parents are calling for a zebra crossing to be put in the area and other road safety measures like signs and a possible 20mph speed limit.

Worcester News: Parents, councillors and police gathered at the school to voice their concerns.Parents, councillors and police gathered at the school to voice their concerns. (Image: NQ)Police Local Safer Neighbourhood Teams have also been helping to prevent dangerous driving by running regular speed checks and being present on Stanley Road.

Ward city councillor Jabbar Riaz said he remembers when he was hit by a car on his way to school as a child and the situation is a big concern.

Worcester News: Ambulance of Stanley Road after a six-year-old was hit by a car in November. Ambulance of Stanley Road after a six-year-old was hit by a car in November. (Image: James Connell/Newsquest)"It is a significant concern that has been brewing about school safety and how we can get our children safely to school.

"The issue has been long-standing.

"The county council has deemed it too dangerous for their school crossing to be deployed here. If it is too dangerous for an adult, it is definitely too dangerous for children."

Councillor Mike Rouse, cabinet member for Highways and Transport at Worcestershire County Council said: “We don’t appear to have had any evidence of an invitation to Worcestershire County Council’s Highways Department to attend this meeting, which is unfortunate as we would have been able to inform concerned parents that we are carrying out a feasibility study for a Zebra Crossing near the school, and we are consulting on a Traffic Regulation Order on the zigzag lines near the school.

Our Road Safety Team have recently carried out speed surveys, which showed a low average speed, and we have considered traffic calming measures. These would significantly reduce the residential parking availability on this street, and are very unlikely to significantly reduce speed.”