By Martin Robinson PUBLISHED: 07:34 EST, 9 May 2013 | UPDATED: 01:09 EST, 10 May 2013 Tragedy: William Avery-Wright died on a road outside his school, but his father only learned his son was killed after his boarding school posted the news on its website A father learned that his 13-year-old son had been killed in a road accident when the boy’s public school announced it on its website. William Avery-Wright had been knocked down by a Land Rover as he crossed a main road on his way to rugby practice. He was taken to hospital after the accident at £30,000-a-year Worth School in Crawley, West Sussex, where he was later pronounced dead.
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William Avery-Wright died outside Worth School in Sussex on way to rugby
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His father Christopher received condolences as he rushed to hospital
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School had placed message on website before father was informed
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Mr and Mrs Avery-Wright are now suing the school
They said not to tell @placeholder what had happened on the phone and that it was an appalling way to break the news.’