Bury ex-lollipop lady died on road she campaigned to make safer

A erstwhile lollipop woman died aft she was deed by a van connected a roadworthy which she had campaigned to marque safer.

Irene Allen, 87, was earnestly injured connected Walmersley Road successful Bury connected 6 December and died 5 days later, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.

Her girl Melanie paid tribute to the "first lollipop woman successful Bury" whose "sunny personality" would beryllium missed.

She noted the "tragic irony" that her parent had argued for safer crossings for children connected the roadworthy successful the 1960s.

Police are investigating and person urged anyone with footage from the country earlier the collision astatine astir 11:15 GMT connected 6 December to travel forward.

In a connection released by GMP, Ms Allen's girl described her parent - who had 3 grandchildren - arsenic a "keen walker and Rawtenstall Cricket fan" and said she would permission down "a full assemblage who miss her sunny personality".

She added: "Always putting others earlier herself, successful the mid-1960s Irene complained to Bury Council astir the deficiency of harmless crossings for schoolhouse children crossed the engaged Walmersley Road and became the newsworthy archetypal lollipop woman successful Bury.

"This tragic irony sits with america today."