The parents and brother of schoolboy Finlay Connor, who was killed when he was struck by a school bus a year ago yesterday, were at Bath on Sunday to see his uncle complete the city’s half marathon and raise £1,300 for Wiltshire Air Ambulance.

Mark Voller was selected by the air ambulance appeal for one of five places it managed to secure in the Bath Half Marathon, joining 12,000 other runners on Sunday.

Sunday was a special milestone in the life of Finlay’s mother and father, Niki and Greg Connor, and their other son Louis, four, because it was the first time they had been to Bath – one of the cities they loved taking their two sons to – since the tragedy last March Mr and Mrs Connor and Louis stood at the finishing stretch to cheer on Mr Voller.

He said: “Greg and Louis handed me a Finlay Foundation shirt which I put on the for last few yards and which I was so proud to wear as I crossed the line.”

Mr Voller, 49, from Colch-ester took up running after a gap of about 20 years to run in the Bath race on Sunday in Finlay’s memory, he said.

The six year old was so badly hurt when he was struck by the school bus at Wood-borough School on March 14 last year that although he was airlifted to the Great Western Hospital in Swindon, medical staff were unable to save him.

Mrs Connor received multiple injuries for which she is still being treated and going to Bath and watching her brother run was a marathon event for her, too, he said.

Mr Voller said it was Mr and Mrs Connor’s determination to see some good come out of their son’s death by setting up the charity that inspired him to enter the race.

To his delight Mr Voller, a fund manager, finished just seconds outside of two hours.

“The atmosphere was exceptional,” said Mr Voller, who raised about £100 for the appeal for every mile he ran.

Generous Mr Voller will also be paying the same amount out of his own pocket to the Finlay Foundation.

He summed up his race: “It was a fabulous day with the sun shining and it was so good to see Niki, Greg and Louis waiting for me as I approached the finish line.”