5-year-old Girl Run Over One Year After Finishing Chemotherapy

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

The future of a cancer survivor girl from Toronto, Canada, was cut short this week.

Camila Torcato, 5, was celebrating her first anniversary of completing chemotherapy when her life ended in a tragedy in the middle of two vehicles on Monday.

The little girl and her dad Amilcar Torcato were on their way out of St. Raphael Catholic School in North York when a Hyundai van, which came without a driver, hit them, leaving them motionless between the two cars, according to the local newspaper, Toronto Star.

Camila was rushed to SickKids Hospital, where doctors told her father that her daughter's organs were failing and that she was bleeding internally. The little girl died of her injuries later that same night.

The girl had returned to school last September, after being declared cancer-free by her doctors.

"Unfortunately God has taken Camila from us, having battled cancer at age 3 and once again facing a tragic accident at age 5, the only thing we can believe is that she was a true angel," said a statement on the page. Camila's GoFundMe. "The people who really suffer from these kinds of events are the parents who have to live without their child and deserve all the support they can get so that they can find peace, without the financial stress that our society can create."

Authorities are investigating the details of the accident in the area of the school where the incident occurred. The sector is considered high traffic.