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Speed limit reduced on road where boy, 11, killed

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Evan Rothwell , 11 , died in hospital days after being struck by a car outside a school.

His family led calls for the speed limit to be cut from 40mph to 30mph .

A petition for it to be lowered gathered more than 14,000 signatures.

Cheshire West and Chester Council said it had decided following an independent review.