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'A true Darwin kid': Tributes pour in for 7-year-old boy killed in horrific crash

Tributes are flooding in for a seven-year-old boy who was killed alongside a young father in a horrific crash in Darwin.

Mehali Pastrikos and Wade Williams, 21, were killed when the Toyota Rav4 they were in, driven by a 24-year-old woman, collided with another in Berrimah about midnight on Wednesday.

A GoFundMe page was set up for the boy’s funeral costs on Thursday, with Mehali described as a “true Darwin kid”.

“Mehali is a very loved and beautiful boy,” the page reads.

Mehali Pastrikos, 7, (pictured) died in the crash on Wednesday night in Berrimah alongside a 21-year-old father.
Mehali Pastrikos, 7, died in the crash on Wednesday night. Source: GoFundMe

“A true Darwin kid who loved spending time with his dad and going fishing.”

Dozens left tributes to Mehali on the page and across social media.

“Thanks for being my friend you will be missed by so many at school,” one classmate wrote on the page.

Wade Williams, pictured, was killed in the Berrimah crash in Darwin on Wednesday night.
Wade Williams was also killed in the crash.Source: Supplied

“Rest in love beautiful little man,” another person wrote.

“Rest easy baby boy! You’ll forever be missed. My thoughts and prayers go to your family You are loved far beyond this world,” one comment read.

The GoFundMe had raised $10,200 in just 14 hours.

Crash investigations continue

The female driver of the Rav4 alongside a 42-year-old man behind the wheel of a Ford Ranger were rushed to Royal Darwin Hospital.

The hospital confirmed to Yahoo News Australia on Friday that both patients were in a stable condition.

The Rav4, travelling down Berrimah Rd, collided with the Ford as its driver returned home along Tiger Brennan Dr from work in Jabiru.

The Rav4 in which the 21-year-old and seven-year-old were travelling in after colliding with a Ford Ranger in Berrimah.
The Rav4 in which the 21-year-old and seven-year-old were travelling in. Source: Nine News

One car is believed to have been speeding and ran a red light when it crashed into and T-boned the other.

Traffic and street lights were knocked over and the area was closed to traffic for much of Thursday.

A police officer on his way home from work was the first on the scene when he drove past the accident by chance.

He helped until St John Ambulance paramedics arrived, NT Police commander Matt Hollamby said.

"The death of anyone is a tragedy but the death of children is really, really hard to take," he told reporters.

Investigations into the crash are ongoing, with police yet to determine whether charged will be laid.

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