CHILDREN in Burnham are calling for urgent repairs to the road outside their school before there is an accident.

Pupils from St Andrew's Junior School in Dunstan Road have written to Somerset County Council to complain about the condition of the road.

They discovered a pothole big enough to fit three children inside and several smaller ones approaching the school gates.

They fear classmates who cycle to school could be seriously injured in an accident.

The school also says there is also a lot of gravel on the road and the zig zag markings, which are designed to make it safer for cyclists, have faded.

Teacher Jo Littlechild said the youngsters were spurred into action after watching a video about a young boy who was hurt when his bike hit a pothole.

She told the Weekly News: “Members of the school council, made up of representatives from all nine classes aged seven to 11, decided to have a look at the state of the road in front of school.

“They noticed some rather large potholes and decided that they should write to the council to let them know about the problem.”

In the letter, the children wrote: “We hope that you can help us protect our classmates by fixing the road and making it safer for all the children (and teachers) that cycle to school.”

Somerset County Council said on Tuesday it had not received the letter or any reports of potholes along Dunstan Road.

After the Weekly News e-mailed the council the letter, it was forwarded to the highways department.