Mother's heartbreaking tribute to boy, 8 killed after being hit by car

A young mother has shared a heartbreaking tribute to her little boy who was tragically killed when he was hit by a car while playing near his home.

Daisyanna Coates son Noah was understood to have been near a driveway when he was hit by the vehicle about 4pm on Saturday at a property in Ballarat, two hours west of Melbourne. 

‘RIP my little boy Noah Jene,’ she wrote on Facebook.

‘I don’t know what I’m going to do without you… I love you so much.’

Ms Coates added she could ‘barely function’ after the tragedy.

Daisyanna Coates said she could ‘barely function ‘ after her son Noah was hit by a car near a home in Ballarat, Victoria (pictured together) 

The boy’s grandfather Randall Coates also took to Facebook to urge drivers to be careful saying his pain was ‘indescribable’.

‘Please always remember to check around your vehicles in driveways when children are anywhere in the area. ‘ he said.

Those who know had also begun posting tributes on Sunday describing Noah as ‘happy, beautiful’ kid. 

‘Noah was a special little man with such insight and a little comedian. I think he held a special spot in all our hearts. We will love him forever,’ one person wrote.

‘He was a beautiful boy with a wonderful personality he was just beautiful like his Mumma,’ another said.

Tributes have begun to flow for the younger describes as a ‘beautiful soul’ and a ‘little comedian’ (pictured: Ms Coates and Noah) 

A neighbour told the Herald Sun an elderly relative could have been driving the car.

‘I got home from work and thought ‘What’s going on?’ he said.

‘Then obviously when the helicopter landed and shut its engines off, it was a clear sign something bad had happened … I believe what happened is a family member was driving the car, but we’re not 100 per cent sure.’ 

It is understood the driver of the car remained at the scene to assist police.