High school boy dies in hospital three days after he was struck by a car while crossing the road 100 metres away from his home
- A teen boy has died three days after he was struck by a car
- Levi Hanna, 14, had gotten off a school bus near Gympie
- He was hit by a motorist driving a Hyundai while crossing
A teenage boy has died in hospital three days after he was struck by a car while crossing the road – as his family share a heartwarming tribute.
Levi Hanna, 14, was hit by a Hyundai i30 on Tin Can Bay Rd at Canina, near Gympie, Queensland on Wednesday afternoon.
He had just stepped off a school bus with his younger sister, Scarlett, when he was struck.
Scarlett courageously dropped her bag and rushed onto the road to stop traffic and help her brother.
High school student Levi Hanna (pictured), 14, has died three days after he was struck by a car on Wednesday afternoon while crossing a road at Canina
Levi suffered life-threatening head injuries and was flown to Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane in a critical condition.
Bystanders rushed to help the Year-9 Gympie High student after the accident before paramedics arrived.
The 27-year-old female driver of the Hyundai i30 was said to be ‘distraught’ after the horrific accident.
Levi’s parents, who live 100 metres away from where he was hit, raced to the scene as he was being treated.
The young boy’s stepmother Petrina Hanna set up a GoFundMe to initially help cover his costs.
But on Saturday afternoon, she revealed that the family had to make the difficult decision to switch his life support off.
‘Levi, our gorgeous baby boy, has already left us in one way, but his heart is still going,’ a statement from his family said on Saturday.
‘It’s not how my warrior boy would want to be so at 7.14pm tonight we are going to let his soul be free, so he can fish forever.’
The boy suffered life-threatening head injuries and was flown to Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane in a critical condition
Levi’s devastated family announced that his life support would be switched off on Saturday. They thanked the local community for their support and said ‘we are going to let his soul be free, so he can fish forever’ in an emotional tribute
‘His little sisters know he will go to sleep and become a star in the sky for all of us to look at.’
The heartbreaking statement referenced Levi’s love for fishing, as the family thanked the local community for their support.
‘I know everyone that loves Levi will do what he would want and go fishing for him because that’s what Levi would want.’
‘We know now that right when the car hit him, part of him was already gone, the miracle was we all got to say goodbye,’ Mrs Hanna said.
The GoFundMe page will now cover Levi’s funeral expenses and support his sister, Scarlett.
The page, which has raised more than $20,000, can be found here.
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