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Coventry bus crash: Funeral for Rowan Fitzgerald, 7 | Coventry bus crash: Funeral for Rowan Fitzgerald, 7 |
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A funeral has been held for a seven-year-old boy killed in a bus crash in Coventry. | |
Rowan Fitzgerald was on the upper deck when the vehicle crashed into a supermarket in the city centre on 3 October. | Rowan Fitzgerald was on the upper deck when the vehicle crashed into a supermarket in the city centre on 3 October. |
The other person killed was 76-year old pedestrian Dora Hancox, whose funeral was held on Tuesday. | |
The service for Rowan was held at St Peter's Roman Catholic Church in Leamington Spa. | |
His coffin, made from in white cedarwood with his name on the side, lay alongside football-themed tributes for the Coventry City fan. | |
A minute's applause was held ahead of Coventry City's match against Blackpool earlier this month. | A minute's applause was held ahead of Coventry City's match against Blackpool earlier this month. |
Rowan's family, from Leamington Spa, have described him as "an adorable caring person" whose "cheeky smile lit up any room". |
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