Distraught family members and friends of a five-year-old boy are calling for changes after he was killed at a busy intersection.

On Friday, Kristian Mercer died after he was struck by a tow-truck at Charles Street and Manitoba Avenue.

Mercer's family, friends and others in the neighbourhood are now pushing for steps to be taken to make the intersection safer.

"I think there should be speed bumps and 20 km/h (speed) limits where there are children playing because little kids just don't know," said Joyce Myran, who lives nearby.

Two years ago at the same intersection, a six-year-old child was hit by a truck and spent months afterwards in a wheelchair.

The city is waiting to see what a police report determines regarding Friday's incident before officials decide if any changes to the intersection are needed.

Police continue to investigate the fatal crash from Friday but have not laid any charges.

A friend of the tow-truck driver involved in the crash on Friday said the man will never be the same.

"I don't know if this guy will ever come back from this. He is devastated by this," said Rick Patterson, a friend of the tow-truck driver.

Patterson said his friend is a father and grandfather.

Patterson described his friend as the slowest driver on the fleet and is upset at how he's been portrayed in the media.

"He wasn't trying to run away. He was trying to get away from people who were punching him in the head," said Patterson.

On Monday, police said the tow-truck driver did not attempt to flee the area and called for help on his two-way radio. The intersection where the collision happened is a four-way stop. The driver was interviewed and released without being charged by police.

Officers said it doesn't appear the driver was speeding, but continue to examine the crash.

Most of the witnesses to the collision are young children and getting a clear sense of what happened from them has proven difficult, said police.

Officers hope to locate the driver of another vehicle that was going eastbound on Manitoba Avenue near the scene just before the crash on Friday around 7 p.m. Officers hope the driver might have information for the investigation. They are asking the driver to contact investigators at 986-6271.

A victim assistance program has also been set up to help those who witnessed the collision. Information is available by calling 986-6350.

- with a report from CTV's Stacey Ashley