Young boy killed in car crash just days after losing mum to cancer
A young boy killed in a car crash in rural Victoria has been identified as seven-year-old Harley Galea-Smith, who had just lost his mother to breast cancer prior to the accident.
Harley was a passenger in the car when it crashed with a truck on Trafalgar-Willow Grove Rd in Trafalgar, just before 5:20 pm on Sunday.
Despite paramedics best efforts, they couldn't save the young boy and the adult driver of the car, who both died at the scene.
Two dogs in the vehicle also passed away, while the driver of the truck was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Harley’s mother Amy Galea, 39, was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer earlier this year, and passed away just four weeks later.
A friend has created a GoFundMe for "Amy and her beautiful boy Harley” to help cover their funeral costs.
“This has devastated Amy’s family and left them helpless,” they said.
Victoria Police are investigating the circumstances of the crash.
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