![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/tributes-paid-to-beautiful-and-brilliant-boy-13-killed-in-hit-and-run/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/413379-pics-13-year-old-837566765.jpg&description=Breaking HORROR DEATH Published : 18:10, 12 Aug 2023 Updated : 18:15, 12 Aug 2023 TRIBUTES have been paid to a "beautiful and brilliant" 13-year-old killed in a "hit-and-run" while cycling home from a friend's house. Alfie Brown has been described as "having his whole life ahead of him" before the tragedy involving a truck in Swafield, near North Walsham in Norfolk. 3 Family tributes have been paid to tragic teenager Alfie Brown Credit: East Anglia News Service Police were called shortly before 6.30pm on Thursday, with emergency services including paramedics and air ambulance also responding, but he died at the scene. Cops say the driver of the Ford Ranger failed to stop but was located a short while later . Alfie's aunt Emma Brown has now set up a GoFundMe page to help "give him the send off he truly deserves" - already raising almost £11,000 from well-wishers. She wrote on the fundraising page : "Alfie was an adventurous, intelligent, beautiful boy with his whole life ahead of him. "Life will never be the same without him and he will always be in our hearts. "Alfie loved riding his bike, playing the guitar and learning new things. "Alfie's family are raising money to give him the send off he truly deserves, for flowers etc. Every pound goes a long way." The teenager's parents have also shared online tributes to him. His dad Andrew Brown wrote on Facebook: "It's with great sadness that I'm letting my friends know that my beautiful son Alfie Brown was killed by a hit and run in Swafield. "RIP Alfie dad loves you x. "My sister Emma Brown has set up a gofundme page to help with costs coz who has £5,000 spare." And Alfie's mum Bex Beauchamp posted: "Thank you for the support of Andrew's family on Thursday and my own family and friends. "I would like to thank whoever it was that stopped and tried to help our Alfie afterwards." Norfolk Police are appealing for information from anyone who witnessed the collision or who might have relevant dashcam footage. The force have s){kind=link}
TRIBUTES have been paid to a “beautiful and brilliant” 13-year-old killed in a “hit-and-run” while cycling home from a friend’s house.
Alfie Brown has been described as “having his whole life ahead of him” before the tragedy involving a truck in Swafield, near North Walsham in Norfolk.
Police were called shortly before 6.30pm on Thursday, with emergency services including paramedics and air ambulance also responding, but he died at the scene.
Cops say the driver of the Ford Ranger failed to stop but was located a short while later.
Alfie’s aunt Emma Brown has now set up a GoFundMe page to help “give him the send off he truly deserves” – already raising almost £11,000 from well-wishers.