Funeral appeal for boy, 4, hit by bus outside Margate hospital raises £6,000

A fundraising appeal for the funeral of a four-year-old boy who was hit by a bus has raised more than £6,000.

Zaahir Jan died outside the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate on Thursday 7 August, 2025.

His mother Azaria Green has set up a GoFundMe to help with the costs of her son's funeral.

Zaahir was leaving the hospital after visiting his grandmother when he was hit by a white single-decker Stagecoach bus near the entrance to the A&E department.

After being struck by the bus, Zaahir was taken back inside the hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after.

On Friday, his mother and other family members arrived outside the hospital close to where Zaahir died.

They laid blankets, flowers and sweets in tribute, as well as writing letters to him.

His father, Nav