Terri Camm, who is also related to 21-year-old Liam who died last Tuesday, said: "It's come as a shock to everybody, no-one can believe it. All of his friends just want something done now.

"The bridge has taken more than his life now, so we want to do something about it, like get an arch or something put over it or make the railings higher.

"I am sure there are other families who have lost people to that bridge. Cameras are not good enough because there is not always someone looking at them. Look at all the cameras around town and you still get all the crime. Cameras don't do a thing."

Terri, 20, works at Ilkeston Gym on Wood Street. The owners of the gym, who were also friends of Liam's, have agreed for her to run petitions from work as a starting point.

They will then approach Derbyshire County Council with the signatures.
Terri, of St Norbert's Drive in Kirk Hallam, said: "Liam was a really nice lad. He had loads of friends. He was outgoing and was quiet, but had loads of mates and was always up for a laugh. He had a lads holiday booked for in a few weeks time."

Friends of Liam's have formed a group in his memory on the social networking site, Facebook.

The group, which has 285 members, describe him as a "loving, fun and unique person who was well known around Ilkeston."

One friend wrote "always laughing and smiling and always the life and soul of the party. You'll be missed by so many people."

Another wrote "I only spoke to you on Sunday in the John Warren and now you're gone." One friend described him as "the star of Ilkeston."

According to the site many friends are wearing Liverpool football shirts at his funeral in recognition of the team that he loved so much.

- Derby Coroner's Court opened the inquest into the death of Liam Adkins, who was found collapsed on the side of the road in the early hours of last Tuesday morning.
At the opening on Monday DC Peter Freeman said Liam's injuries were consistent with a 20 to 30 ft fall. Coroner Robert Hunter is now compiling all the evidence and will decide how he fell to his death at the full inquest.

Ilkeston milkman Fred Parker thinks he saw Liam about an hour before he was found and taken to hospital. He said he saw a man with blood on his face on Chalons Way during his rounds at about 2.30am.

He said: "I saw him near the bridge. He had blood on his face so I stopped the float and asked if I could help him in any way, but he said he was alright. I said I would phone for the police or an ambulance.

"I drove off about 20 yards up the road and looked back at him and he had just sat down with his back against the wall so I reversed back to him, and I said 'look I've got my phone.' I actually pressed 999, but he said no again. He just didn't want the help. I said 'look I'm going to ring for an ambulance' and he got up and walked off.

"He was holding the side of his face. He didn't stumble, he was walking. When he sat down he just slid down, he didn't fall down.

"He had a lovely white jumper on, there was no blood on that. He was a smart lad, good looking with dark hair. I wanted to help him.

"I feel awful I didn't ring the police. It really upset me until an officer came to see me. I was nearly in tears to be honest. To think the poor bloke has died and I might have been able to save him."

Mr Parker, 62, said a work colleague of his also thought he saw Liam walking about at the bottom of Chalons Way as he drove past at about 3am.

Liam, who lived on Hallam Fields Road in Ilkeston, was found still conscious on the pavement cobbles where Chalons Way meets Station Road at 3.30am. A man on his way to work spotted him and rang for an ambulance. He was taken to the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham but tragically died later that morning.