Over £8000 has been donated to a fundraising page set up to pay for the funeral of a five-year-old boy who was killed on his way home from school.

Lennon Toland died after being struck by a white transit van on Dalness Street, Tollcross while he was picking up stones on the pavement.

The schoolboy was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital but passed away a short time later.

In the hours after his death, cousin Ross Clift set up a crowdfunding page with a goal of raising £500 to pay for the funeral.

The page has since been inundated with donations, totalling over £8300, and messages of condolence.

Ross said: “Words can't describe how overwhelming it is to see that we have raised over £7500 in 24 hours to give wee Lennon the best send off ever.

“On behalf of Leanne, Andrew, Karen, Brian and Declan, I would like to thank every last one of you that has donated.”

Lennon had been walking home on one of the main routes from St Paul’s primary school, where he had just started in primary one, with his dad Andrew Murray when the accident happened.

Karen Pearson, the youngster’s gran, said: “The van went right over him. The pavement is full of kids coming out of school and the driver has not even slowed down when he turned in.

“Lennon was on the inside of a pavement - he should never have been knocked down. You think they’re safe on a pavement.”

Family, friends and members visited the scene where the tragedy happened to leave flowers, cards and stuffed toys.

Donations will also be collected by Staci Paterson, 23, of Karma’s Fund as part of their fun day on Sunday September 18 at Townhead Village Hall in Glasgow.

Staci, who launched her own crowdfunding page to save her dog Karma earlier this year, said: “I'd like to set up some buckets and help raise money on their behalf too, I can't imagine what they are going through.”

Investigations into the incident are still on going.

Sergeant Jackie Dunbar said: "It was picking up time at the school and there were a number of people in the area at the time of the incident.

"I would ask that anyone who saw what happened, and who has not already been spoken to by police, to contact officers."

A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

Anyone with information can contact police via 101 or alternatively through Crimestoppers where information can be given anonymously.