The heartbroken family of a four-year-old boy who died after being hit by a garbage truck have paid tribute to their 'little angel boy'. Bronson Williams was riding his bike outside his Launceston home when tragedy struck at about midday on Wednesday. He died at the scene. Four-year-old Bronson Bannister (pictured) was killed when he was hit by a garbage truck while riding his bike on the street The little boy's mother, Belinda Bannister, was at home when the incident unfolded. 'Of all the special gifts of life, however great or small, to have you as our son, was the greatest gift of all,' Ms Bannister wrote in a Facebook tribute.