Stephen McPartland, MP for Stevenage, is backing the petition by the parents of a 10-year-old girl killed at a pedestrian crossing who are calling for improved safety measures.

Stephen said, "The loss of Mr and Mrs Moumen's daughter was a terrible tragedy, which has had a devastating effect on the family. I have campaigned on this issue alongside Mr Moumen for many months and held a meeting at the site with a variety of specialists from Hertfordshire Highways. We persuaded them to investigate both speeding vehicles and drivers jumping the lights at the junction. Unfortunately, Hertfordshire Highways concluded that there was no real problem at the junction, but local people know from experience how dangerous this junction is. Each time I have visited the site with Mr Moumen, we have witnessed vehicles speeding and jumping the lights. I want everyone in Stevenage to feel safe and prevent another family losing a loved one, so I am happy to support Mr Moumen's petition."

To sign the petition visit consult.hertsdirect.org/petitions, or at the crossing itself where Mr Moumen will be collecting signatures at weekends.