Tributes have poured in for six-year-old Leo Painter (Picture: SWNS)
A six-year-old boy who died in a collision which also killed two women has been pictured.
Leo Painter was being driven home in a taxi from his school in Spetchley, Worcestershire, when it was struck by a car shortly after 3pm last Thursday.
He was rushed to hospital but died a short time later.
The two women, who died at the scene, were the taxi’s driver and a chaperone accompanying Leo.
The boy’s devastated mother, Gemma, 28, described him as ‘a wonderful little boy’ who ‘always had a smile on his face and was a bundle of fun’.
Gemma said: ‘Leo had been in foster care but the hope was that he would come and live me again full time by this December. I was really excited about getting my boy back home.
‘The last time I saw Leo was before Christmas. His birthday was on Christmas Eve so I gave him his presents.
‘He loved PAW Patrol and I gave him a pair of pyjamas with his favourite characters on. He said he loved wearing mummy’s pyjamas.’
Gemma added: ‘I was told that Leo had been picked up from school by a taxi and was in the car with the driver and his chaperone and was about to go back to his foster family.
‘Apparently the car was stationary when it was hit by another car and it was sent across the road into the railings.
‘Leo was given advanced life support at the scene and was taken to hospital but he died soon afterwards.
‘I’m so numb. I was really looking forward to him living with me again.’
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