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A 14-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being hit by a car while getting off his school bus, leaving the driver who hit him “extremely distraught”.
A school boy fights for his life after being struck by a Hyundai after jumping from a bus in a rural town.
Levi Hanna, 14, got off the bus on Tin Can Bay Rd in Canina near Gympie in Queensland on Wednesday afternoon before he was struck while crossing the road.
The 27-year-old driver of the Hyundai i30 was reported to be “distraught” after the horrific accident.
14-year-old Levi Hanna (pictured) had gotten off the bus on Tin Can Bay Rd in Canina near Gympie in Queensland on Wednesday afternoon before he was struck while crossing the road.
The boy suffered life-threatening head injuries and was airlifted to Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane in critical condition (Pictured Levi in hospital)
Levi’s stepmother, Petrina Hanna, told the mail Scarlett, the teen’s 12-year-old sister, watched the horrific incident unfold.
“She saw it fly off,” Mrs. Hanna said.
Ms. Hanna said the girl dropped her bag and went directly to her brother to help him, pulling out onto the road to stop traffic.
The boy suffered life-threatening head injuries and was airlifted to Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane in critical condition.
Bystanders rushed to the aid of the Year 9 Gympie High student before paramedics arrived.
The 27-year-old driver of the Hyundai i30 was reported to be “distraught” after the horrific accident (police on scene pictured)
His parents, who live 100 meters away from where he was struck, rushed to the scene while he was being treated.
Sergeant Peter Bailey said 7News the motorist who struck him was not injured in the incident.
“She is extremely distraught,” he said.
“We have offered assistance to her and to anyone else who has been affected by this incident.”
Levi’s stepmother, Petrina Hanna, described him as a headstrong teenager (pictured) who loved fishing, playing soccer, the beach, and his puppy Rusty.
Meanwhile, her stepmother started a GoFundMe page to help with costs as his family from across Australia join him.
Ms. Hanna described him as a headstrong teenager who loved fishing, soccer, the beach, and his puppy Rusty.
She said Levi hadn’t woken up Thursday morning, but the family had been playing their favorite YouTube fishing shows next to his bed in hopes he would wake up.
“He’s fighting hard,” Ms. Hanna said.
We have hope. We all hope for the best.