It’s hard for Eddie Sayed to see the collection of stuffed animals outside his home.

The growing memorial on the edge of an apartment complex in Edmonton’s McConachie neighbourhood is to honour his five-year-old son Ali.

“You just can’t believe it’s your son,” Sayed told CityNews.

BACKGROUND: 5-year-old killed after being hit by vehicle in northeast Edmonton

Ali was killed in a collision with a Jeep Cherokee on Monday morning around 10 a.m. as the vehicle pulled out of the parking lot of the Arcadia Place housing complex – on McConachie Boulevard near 62 Street.

“You know how it is, you drive around and see these things, like ‘I can only imagine what the families are feeling,’” Sayed said. “We’re feeling this right now. Now every time we pass by our house, this is what we’re thinking.

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