The parents of a 12-year-old boy who was tragically hit and killed by a car said they have forgiven the driver who was behind the wheel.
Kye Duclos was walking home from school when he was hit at the intersection of Police Road and Hansworth Street in Mulgrave, Melbourne, at 4.30pm on Friday.
His father, Michael Duclos, spoke about the moment he ran to the scene with his wife and saw the driver in distress.
‘I told them the shortest thing: ‘I’m sorry this happened.’ It’s not that person’s fault,’ he said. 9News.
Duclos revealed that his son had taken a selfie moments before the car hit him.
Kye Duclos (pictured) was walking home from school when he was hit at the intersection of Police Road and Hansworth Street in Mulgrave, shortly after 4.30pm.
Kye’s parents were called to the scene where a paramedic from an out-of-service critical care mobile ambulance desperately tried to save their son.
He described Kye as a “ridiculously amazing kid” and his “best friend.”
“It’s the most devastating thing that’s ever happened in the world,” he said.
Kye’s parents were called to the scene where a paramedic from an out-of-service critical care mobile ambulance desperately tried to save their son.
‘I have lost my son. “I have lost the best partner a father could have asked for,” said Mr. Duclos.
She revealed in a Facebook post that her son had been crossing the street during heavy traffic and couldn’t see the cars coming down one of the lanes.
“He crossed without the green pedestrian traffic light and unfortunately was hit by a car,” he wrote.
“An off-duty MICA paramedic was on scene from the beginning and was able to perform CPR and keep him alive while he went into cardiac arrest.”
The father said there were “several” ambulances working on his son.
“Both Jess and I and Isla were able to get to the scene on time and watch them both work on him and give him a kiss,” he said.
The father said his son had scans to assess the extent of his head injuries after the boy was airlifted to the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Kye suffered cardiac arrest before dying in his parents’ arms.
Kye’s father (pictured) shared his distress on Facebook, revealing his son had been crossing in traffic and couldn’t see the “second lane”.
Kye (pictured) went into cardiac arrest before dying in his parents’ arms after being airlifted to the Royal Children’s Hospital.
TO GoFundMe has been released by the 12-year-old boy’s aunts.
The fundraising page said the family “suffered a tragic loss” and Kye was their “golden child.”
“The lives of his parents Michael and Jessie and his sister Isla will never be the same,” they wrote.
“To help them navigate the coming months, we have created a Go Fund Me page to take the financial burden off of them and allow them to plan a funeral and take the time they need to heal and grieve.”
Mr. Duclos expressed his gratitude to everyone who tried to help his son.
“It was overwhelming to see the love everyone had for our little man,” she wrote.
‘Jess and I’s wishes must be left to our mourners for as long as necessary. We love and appreciate you all, but we must take our time to accept what happened.
“Our world will never be the same, we will always miss our beautiful boy.”
Kye’s parents want to honor their son, who loved fishing and being outdoors, with a service in the place he loved most.
The driver involved has cooperated with police and no charges have been filed.
Kye’s parents want to honor their son, who loved fishing, with an outdoor service