Stuart's family want an inquest into his death to be carried out

Stuart Cunningham Jones was killed when the double-decker bus taking him home went off the road and crashed into a tree.

His parents have launched a campaign to call for better bus safety and are also calling for an inquest into his death to be carried out.

On Wednesday evening, a carol service was held in his home village, Ystradowen, in the Vale of Glamorgan, and a Christmas tree was lit up in his memory.

Stuart died and 30 other children were injured when the bus they were in fell off a narrow humpbacked bridge as it travelled through the village in December last year.

The vehicle fell in to a field and came to rest on its side after hitting a tree. Stuart was sitting at the front of the top deck.

A police investigation was launched but tests later showed no mechanical faults with the bus.

Tests showed no mechanical faults with the bus

Some children had complained of "horseplay" and overcrowding on some rows of seats.

In the year since Stuart's death, his parents, Jo and David Cunningham Jones, have become outspoken campaigners for better school bus safety.

They want to see an end to rules allowing three children to sit on a seat designed for two - they also want seatbelts to be installed on school buses.

Inquest yet to be held

They remain frustrated that an inquest has not yet been held to determine how Stuart died.

However, on Wednesday, the coroner's officer for Penarth confirmed that the inquest will be held possibly as early as January.

Since the crash many parents in the village have refused to let their children travel by school bus.

One parents, who is member of Stuart's Campaign, said her children now went to school by car.

She said: "They didn't feel safe immediately afterwards because of the accident and later, after the initial shock, I didn't feel they were safe on there because we realised how much was wrong."

Last year, decorations were removed from Ystradowen village green as a mark of respect for Stuart.