{"id":120193,"date":"2023-10-20T11:39:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T11:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=120193"},"modified":"2023-10-20T11:39:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T11:39:17","slug":"young-boy-tragically-dies-after-being-hit-by-truck-as-he-stepped-off-school-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/world-news\/young-boy-tragically-dies-after-being-hit-by-truck-as-he-stepped-off-school-bus\/","title":{"rendered":"Young boy tragically dies after being hit by truck as he stepped off school bus"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A 13-year-old boy was killed just moments after he stepped off his school bus excited to get home to see his beloved dog.<\/p>\n

Australian Joshua Pike was hit by a delivery truck as he tried to cross the road in Appin, New South Wales, about 60 miles southeast of Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n

Heartbreaking CCTV footage shows the youngster in the road after the incident on Wednesday, October 11 before he was rushed to Westmead Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n

According to a GoFundMe page\u00a0set up for his family, Joshua spent a week fighting for his life in the Sydney hospital before he succumbed to his injuries.<\/p>\n

In a touching move his relatives gave permission for his organs to be donated to help save the lives of others.<\/p>\n

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On the GoFundMe page raising money for Joshua and his family, a statement read: \u201cHe stepped off the bus, excited to get home and see his dog Xena, went to cross the road and unfortunately didn’t see the oncoming truck which he collided with.<\/p>\n

\u201cRushed over to Westmead Children’s Hospital, where Josh has spent the last week fighting his beautiful little heart out to beat the horrific injuries he sustained.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has fought and fought with all the power and energy he could, unfortunately the injuries were so severe that God decided to take him home.\u201d<\/p>\n

The posting on the fundraising site, which has been approved by Joshua\u2019s family, has amassedmore than \u00a327,000.<\/p>\n

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