Connor Sanderson was killed when he lost control of his car and ploughed into a tree in Beith Road.

The impact was so severe that his red Honda Civic was sheared in two, with the engine landing 15 yards away on the opposite carriageway.

Paramedics battled to save young dad Connor’s life, but their attempts to revive him failed and he sadly passed away.

In the wake of the heartbreaking news Connor’s parents described him as “happy, loving, giving and adorable.” The 21-year-old — who recently became a dad — was just a short distance from his Churchill Avenue home when tragedy struck just before 11am on Saturday morning.

The back end of the vehicle, was nothing more than a shell, was left stationed eerily alone on Beith Road while the mangled front end lay yards away on a grass verge at the side of the road.

Smashed glass and countless bits of debris from his vehicle can still be seen strewn across the grass next to where it came to a fatal halt.

But the dozens upon dozens of pieces of broken plastic and thousands of shards of smashed glass — some of which are embedded in the tree at the side of the road – pale into insignificance against the tonnes of tributes at the scene.

Over the weekend dozens of Connor’s family, friends, neighbours and well-wishers descended on the crash site to pay their respects and leave a memento to the late father.

So many items were left that some grieving pals had to leave their tributes at the other side of the road, against the fence round the disused petrol station, because there was no space.

Among them were poignant tributes left by those closest to Connor’s heart, and the ones that loved him the most.

The note left by his parents also said, “love you forever baby boy”, while his brothers also showed how much he meant to them with a heartbreaking message.

It read: “To our brother Connor, we will never, ever forget you.

“You will always be in our hearts bro.

“Sadly, sadly, missed.

“Love you always and forever.” The note, which was left by Stefan, Sam, Regan and Ryan, was attached to a bunch of flowers, as was the one from Connor’s mum and dad.

Another pal described Connor as “one of a kind” and told him to do well in heaven.

The note, which was signed William, Louise and kids, read: “Can’t actually believe it tbh.

“Fly high up there, true what they say, only the good die young. “Legends don’t die, just sleep forever.” The sad scene shows that those on both sides of the Old Firm divide have been affected by Connor’s untimely passing, with a handful of Rangers scarves and an old Celtic away top bearing the slogan GBNF — which stands for gone but not forgotten — hung on the fence in his honour.

Police officers sealed off the road as they investigated the 10.55am single-car collision, and they have appealed for anyone with any information on the crash to come forward.

Any potential witnesses can contact Police Scotland on the non-emergency 101 number or call Renfrewshire’s Divisional Road Policing Unit on 0141 532 615.

Connor crashed just yards from the spot where tragic teacher Frankie King was killed last month.

The-65-year-old was hit by a car as she walked along Beith Road near its junction with Rannoch Drive.

Police investigating the death of the much-loved retired teacher appealed for two firemen who helped out in the aftermath of the collision to come forward in a bid to solve the case.

Ms King — who was described by one distraught former Auchenlodment Primary pupil as “the best teacher ever” — was struck at around 6.40pm on Thursday, February 13.

The news that Ms King had passed away was a heartbreaking blow for her partner, Gordon Roberts, and her two children, and her death shook large segments of the local community.

Gordon was too upset to speak at the home he shared with Frankie in Johnstone but many former pupils took to Facebook to pay their respects to the retired teacher, who taught at the town’s Auchenlodment Primary School for 15 years.

The tragic news also shook large segments of the community, including scores of the retired teacher’s old pupils, many of whom took to Facebook to pay their respects.

Former Auchenlodment pupil Gemma McGowan wrote: “So sad I had Mrs King twice at Auchenlodment. She was the best teacher.” Another former pupil, Ashleigh Wallace, wrote: “It was Mrs King that was my primary 7 teacher, such a lovely lady. So sad.” But the most poignant tribute was left by Gareth Gilmour, who recalled a chance meeting he’d recently had with his former teacher — some two decades after he’d been in her class - and gave her the highest praise of all her devastated ex pupils.

He posted: “I was talking to Mrs King two weeks ago in pets at home she was the best teacher ever.

“She was with her friend getting treats for her dog, it was the first time I spoke to her in 20 years. God I can’t believe it, rip Mrs King.”