Boy, 4, killed after being hit by bus outside hospital after visiting gran
Police were called to the collision outside the Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother (QEQM) hospital in Margate, Kent, shortly after 4pm on Thursday.
The boy, named locally as Zaahir Jan, was hit by a white single decker bus which was travelling near the entrance to the A&E department, Kent Police said.
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He had reportedly left the hospital on foot before the collision took place. He was taken back inside the hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after.
Investigators from Kent Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit are urging anyone with relevant information to come forward.
A GoFundMe page was launched to help cover the costs of his funeral. It reads: "My name is Azaria, today on the 7th of August 2025, me and my family went to visit our mum at Margate hospital. And my son who is only four years old fell under a bus and he died immediately.
"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 can't believe they couldn't save you, I can't believe this happened. I didn't even get to tell you how much I love you."
The mum added: "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. [...] Please if anyone can help us to make his burial as beautiful as he was please I will be so grateful. Everyone is devastated, but that word doesn't feel like enough to explain how we are all feeling."
A spokesman for Kent Police said: "Witnesses, CCTV and dashcam footage are sought by officers investigating a fatal collision in Margate. Kent Police was called to Ramsgate Road shortly after 4pm on Thursday 7 August 2025 following a report of an incident involving a bus and a pedestrian outside Queen Elizabeth Queen Margaret Hospital.
"The bus, a white single decker vehicle, was travelling near the entrance to the A&E department. It is reported that the pedestrian, a four year old boy, left the hospital on foot and a collision took place. The child was taken inside the hospital and a short while later was sadly confirmed deceased. His next of kin has been informed."
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