The bereaved mother of a teenager who died after being hit by a bus will campaign to lower the speed limit on the capital’s busiest roads.

David Barcelos, 13, was hit by a bus in Fore Street, in Edmonton, in January as he ran for another bus going to his school Gladesmore Community School, in Tottenham.

Coroner Andrew Walker gave the verdict death by road traffic collision at an inquest this morning at North London Coroner’s Court, in Barnet.

Following the inquest, the 13-year-old’s mother Nadia Oliveira, of Joyce Avenue, Upper Edmonton, said her child was "full of life”.

She added: “He enjoyed everything. It has been a very difficult loss, and I am sure other families would feel the same.

“No one wants to lose their own child. We will campaign for more to be done to protect children from dangerous roads.”

The inquest heard from eye witnesses who spoke of the moments before the teenager was struck by the double-decker.

Joanna Dykes, who was working as a doctor at North Middlesex Hospital in Stirling Way, Edmonton, saw the teenager collide with the bus.

She said: “I could see a bus behind him and I thought they were going to collide. I saw him turn and see the bus. He took two big jumps to get out the way but he wasn’t able to and he pulled under the bus.”

Sandra Thomas, the driver of the bus, told the court how she tried to avoid hitting the schoolboy.

“I saw a child coming out the street and thought please stop. I pulled to the right and bibbed to avoid hitting him and slammed on the breaks.”

The bus driver was questioned by the 13-year-olds father Emmanuelle questioned the stopping distance of the bus which was 40metres.

PC Adrian Van Lancker said the bus was travelling at 29mph, just below the 30mph speed limit for Fore Street.

When Ms Oliveira questioned the speed limit on the road, PC Van Lancker said the road would be “unimaginable” at lower speeds.

The PC also said that the 13-year-old would have felt the full force of the bus as it is “flat fronted” as opposed to a car.

Ms Oliveira added: “We are not here to blame anyone but you can see if this speed can kill someone the government should think about doing something to make the place safer.”

“There are lots of accidents in London - today it is my son, tomorrow it will be another’s child.”