Tragedy struck in England when a dad to be was killed in a car accident on the way home from his own child’s gender reveal.

The man, 20-year-old Ben Cann, was struck in a two vehicle collision in the town of Killingworth, Northumbria on July 2 and succumbed to his injuries on Monday, July 24, reported Chronicle Live.

“When he popped the balloon and found out that he was having a girl he was ecstatic,” his mother, Judith Cann said.

“I got the moment on video. He had left his gender reveal 20 minutes before the crash.”

The grieving mother added that although he was “never a party person,” Cann was especially enjoying the reveal party in excitement for what was to come for his family.

“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,” his mother added, calling him an “absolute diamond” that everybody had loved.

In response to Cann’s tragic passing, a GoFundMe has raised nearly 3,000 pounds to support his family at the challenging time.

“Many of us knew Ben as trying his best at absolutely everything in life from passing his driving test in the middle of a world pandemic, he got up without a fail every single morning to finish his carpentry and joinery apprenticeship,” a message about Cann reads on the page.

The GoFundMe also noting that he played hard at soccer and was a karate brown belt too.

“Ben has a beautiful little princess on the way we all know he would of made the most perfect daddy anyone could of wished for, he was beaming with pride popping that balloon seeing he was having a little girl surrounded by the most loving family.”

Local police are asking anyone with information to come forward regarding the circumstances of Cann’s crash.

“I could go on for the rest of my life telling you what I thought about Ben,” his mother added. “He was an absolute diamond and all his friends say that if any of them needed him he was always there.”