THE funeral of a teenager who died after being knocked down on the M61 will be held on Tuesday.

Sean Green, aged 17, was hit by a car as he tried to cross the M61 between Horwich and Westhoughton late at night.

He died at Salford's Hope Hospital on March 14, four days after suffering extensive head injuries in the accident.

A funeral for the trainee mechanic has been arranged for Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church on Lord Street, Westhoughton.

Scores of young friends and former classmates will be among mourners.

Pupils are being allowed to leave lessons at St Joseph's RC High School, Horwich, where Sean was a pupil, and youngsters from Sacred Heart Primary School will line Central Drive as the cortege passes.

The teenager's devastated family - parents Michael and Sheila, and brothers Martin, aged 15 and 18-year-old Stuart - will lead a funeral procession from their home in Whitsundale to the church.

The procession will leave the family's home at 12.40pm and the service will begin at 1pm.

Sean's uncle Chris Green said: "Sean's parents have been very heartened by the number of messages of support that they have received from people who knew him.

"A lot of his friends wanted to be part of the procession and they will follow the family from their home to the church."

The 39-year-old driver of the Fiat Punto which hit Sean in the early hours of Sunday March 11 was not injured.