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| Funeral fundraiser for boy, 4, killed in Margate reaches £6,500 | |
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| The father of four-year-old Zaahir Jan said he was a "sweet and charming boy" | The father of four-year-old Zaahir Jan said he was a "sweet and charming boy" |
| A family's fundraising appeal for the funeral of a four-year-old boy who was hit by a bus has raised more than £6,500 in just more than a day. | |
| Zaahir Jan died following a crash outside the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate, Kent, at about 16:00 BST on Thursday. | Zaahir Jan died following a crash outside the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate, Kent, at about 16:00 BST on Thursday. |
| The boy had been visiting his grandmother in the hospital. | The boy had been visiting his grandmother in the hospital. |
| Navid Feizi, Zaahir's father, told the BBC on Saturday: "This was the saddest day of my life - he was my heart." | Navid Feizi, Zaahir's father, told the BBC on Saturday: "This was the saddest day of my life - he was my heart." |
| He added: "He was the cutest, smartest, charmed boy. I am a tyre fitter and he was always wanted to work with me. | He added: "He was the cutest, smartest, charmed boy. I am a tyre fitter and he was always wanted to work with me. |
| "As soon as I received the call my day turned to nightmare. I wish I was there to stop him running." | "As soon as I received the call my day turned to nightmare. I wish I was there to stop him running." |
| Mr Feizi said he wanted to warn other parents to "watch out for your kids when they're out running around because they are kids". | Mr Feizi said he wanted to warn other parents to "watch out for your kids when they're out running around because they are kids". |
| Zaahir's mother Azaria launched a GoFundMe page, describing him as "a sweet, funny boy with a cheeky smile that could make anyone's heart full". | Zaahir's mother Azaria launched a GoFundMe page, describing him as "a sweet, funny boy with a cheeky smile that could make anyone's heart full". |
| On the appeal page, she wrote: "I am so lost, he was my son, my most beautiful little Jan. | On the appeal page, she wrote: "I am so lost, he was my son, my most beautiful little Jan. |
| "I don't know what to do, I can't believe you are gone from me. I didn't even get to tell you how much I love you. | "I don't know what to do, I can't believe you are gone from me. I didn't even get to tell you how much I love you. |
| "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. | "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." | "But I can try to give him the best and most comfortable burial." |
| Police said the boy left the hospital on foot before the crash happened | Police said the boy left the hospital on foot before the crash happened |
| On Friday, Azaria and other family members arrived outside the hospital close to where he died. | On Friday, Azaria and other family members arrived outside the hospital close to where he died. |
| Blankets, flowers, sweets and letters were laid at a memorial area. | Blankets, flowers, sweets and letters were laid at a memorial area. |
| Kent Police said the boy left the hospital on foot before the crash happened. | Kent Police said the boy left the hospital on foot before the crash happened. |
| He was taken back inside but was confirmed dead a short while later, the force said. | He was taken back inside but was confirmed dead a short while later, the force said. |
| Investigators from the serious collision investigation unit have urged anyone with relevant information to come forward. | Investigators from the serious collision investigation unit have urged anyone with relevant information to come forward. |
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