The family of a 14-year-old boy who was killed while walking to school in Brisbane’s bayside this week say they are “shattered beyond words” as tributes continue to pour in for the “quiet, kind-hearted” teen.

Declan Philips, a Year 9 student at Wynnum State High School, was fatally struck by a car just one kilometre from the school.

Emergency services rushed to the roundabout intersection of Tingal Rd and Berrima St in Wynnum at about 8.20am on July 16 after reports a Mitsubishi Pajero with learner plates had struck a pedestrian.

He was treated for critical injuries by paramedics, but died at the scene.

The 17-year-old boy behind the wheel of the car and his two passengers, a 41-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy, were not physically injured in the incident.

Declan took the same f

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