A five-year-old boy has died after a two-vehicle crash in Dartmouth on Friday.
The crash involved a pickup truck and a car and happened just before 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Portland Street and Spring Avenue.
A female driver and the boy were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police provided an update on Saturday indicating the boy (named Max) had passed away.
The “floating flagpole” memorial set up at the entrance of Portland Estates for 5-year-old Max who passed away from injuries after a motor vehicle collision on Friday continues to grow with flowers, teddy bears and toys as communities reach out to show support for his family pic.twitter.com/aJyWbr0Q0x
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Social media was filled with a single burning candle photo that said “For Max” as people changed their profile pictures and posted to their timelines.
In a post from the Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation, it stated that Max was donating organ and tissue to give others life.
Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.
