![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/tragedy-as-ecstatic-dad-to-be-dies-just-half-an-hour-after-gender-reveal-party/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_NGR-270723-BENCANN01JPG.jpg&description='Absolute diamond' Ben Cann, 20, was "ecstatic" to learn that he was expecting a baby girl before he was involved in a fatal crash and died from his injuries three weeks later A young dad-to-be had discovered the gender of his unborn child just 30 minutes he was involved in a fatal car crash. Ben Cann, 20, was "ecstatic" to learn that he was expecting a baby girl in December and chose to share the special moment with his family at a gender reveal party on Sunday, July 2. Surrounded by his loved ones, Ben popped a balloon to reveal pink confetti, which signified that he was expecting a little girl. But just 30 minutes later, the 20-year-old was involved in a two-vehicle collision on Northumbrian Way, in Killingworth. He sadly died in hospital on Monday, July 24 – three weeks after the collision occurred. Ben's mum Judith Cann, said: "When he popped the balloon and found out that he was having a girl he was ecstatic. I got the moment on video. He had left his gender reveal 20 minutes before the crash." Judith, from Dudley, added: "Ben was never a party person, but he loved that day. He had the best day and had the biggest smile on his face. The one thing we can all say as a family is that we all got hugs and love and smiles and the best time with him on that day." Ben was the youngest of seven siblings and is described by his mum as an "absolute diamond" who was "loved by everybody", reports Chronicle Live. In a tribute to her son, Judith said: "I could go on for the rest of my life telling you what I thought about Ben. He was an absolute diamond and all his friends say that if any of them needed him he was always there." She added: "He put his heart and soul into everything he did. He learned to drive in the worst time possible because it was in the pandemic. He struggled to find a driving instructor and couldn't get his test booked in very easily, but he did it. "He went out to work every morning at 6.30am to go and do his carpentry and joinery apprenticeship, which){kind=link}
‘Absolute diamond’ Ben Cann, 20, was “ecstatic” to learn that he was expecting a baby girl before he was involved in a fatal crash and died from his injuries three weeks later
A young dad-to-be had discovered the gender of his unborn child just 30 minutes he was involved in a fatal car crash.
Ben Cann, 20, was “ecstatic” to learn that he was expecting a baby girl in December and chose to share the special moment with his family at a gender reveal party on Sunday, July 2. Surrounded by his loved ones, Ben popped a balloon to reveal pink confetti, which signified that he was expecting a little girl.
But just 30 minutes later, the 20-year-old was involved in a two-vehicle collision on Northumbrian Way, in Killingworth. He sadly died in hospital on Monday, July 24 â three weeks after the collision occurred.
Ben’s mum Judith Cann, said: “When he popped the balloon and found out that he was having a girl he was ecstatic. I got the moment on video. He had left his gender reveal 20 minutes before the crash.”