The family of the four-year-old boy who died after being hit by a bus outside a hospital in Kent have set up a memorial area close to the building.
Police were called to the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (QEQM) Hospital in Margate just after 4pm on Thursday.
The boy has been named as Zaahir Jan on a GoFundMe page set up by his mother, which has already raised more than £3,000.
Zaahir was hit by a white single-decker Stagecoach bus near the entrance to the A&E department on Thursday afternoon.
According to reports, he had been visiting his grandmother before he left the hospital on foot and the collision took place.
He was taken back inside the hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after.
On Friday, his mother and other family members arrived outside the hospital close to where Zaahir died.
They laid blankets, flowers and sweets in tribute, as well as writing letters to him.
His father, Navid Feizi, told the BBC his son was a “sweet and charming boy” and added: “Even when he was hurt, he was always smiling.”
On the GoFundMe page, his mother wrote: “Everyone is devastated but that word doesn’t feel like enough to explain how we are all feeling.
“Our sweet funny boy with a cheeky smile that could make anyone’s heart full. The smile that we can’t see again.
“Can’t hold him. Can’t cuddle him. Can’t hear him. Can’t have him sleeping in my bed tonight.
“But I can try to give him the best and most comfortable burial. My baby I wish you were in my bed tonight cuddling. I love you my boy.”
A spokesperson from Stagecoach said: “We can confirm that one of our buses was involved in a tragic incident within the grounds of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate yesterday.
“Emergency services attended the scene, and a child was taken into the hospital, where they sadly passed away.
“Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the family and all those affected at this incredibly difficult time.
“We are co-operating fully with the ongoing police investigation and are ensuring that support is in place for our driver.”
Investigators from Kent Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit are urging anyone with relevant information to come forward.
