A dad was left raging after a memorial to his tragic son was blocked by a council's new lamppost.
Tam McCann put up the brass plaque to son Calum, 4, who was killed 20 years ago.
But he was furious when the poignant memorial was hidden by the new street lighting.
Calum died after being struck by a car while playing on his scooter in Prestonpans, East Lothian, in June 2002.
He was taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children but suffered severe injuries and passed away.
The memorial plaque was subsequently placed near to the scene at the town’s High Street by his devastated family a few weeks later.
EdinburghLive told how his father Tam took to social media to criticise workmen who blocked it with the erection of a new lamppost on Thursday.
Tam posted: “Well that’s the council for you.
“[They] couldn’t even put street light half a foot to the right or left but slap bang right in the front of my wee lad’s plaque which has been on that fence for near 20 years.
“Folk must have been blind when they put up [the] new light.”
Calum suffered severe injuries in the collision with a Seat Alhambra car, which was travelling along the High Street near the youngster's home.
He was taken by ambulance to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children's hospital in Edinburgh, but he later died.
At the time of the accident local people to laid tributes at the scene of the accident.
They have now criticised the local authority following the “sickening” lamppost blunder.
People described the new installation as having a lack of respect and suggested the move was 'sickening' and 'thoughtless'.
Rachelle Thomson posted: “Find this so disrespectful by the council. I swear some people don’t have a brain or respect these days.”
Helen Dewar said: “That’s absolutely sickening. To think anyone could be so stupid and thoughtless to put that in front of wee Calum’s plaque - shame on them.”
Others added their voices to the online discussion and empathised with Tam after his loss and the subsequent lampost which was installed in front of the plaque to remember his son.
And Denise Smith added: “This is so sad - they have no respect at all.”
The Mirror has contacted East Lothian Council for a response.
