He is really down to earth and just lives for his family and friends, Miss Wallace said. He is the apple of his mother s eye and the most amazing brother to his siblings. Rykah Burr and his family. As Rykah comes from a close-knit family, Miss Wallace said the last few days have been a truly devastating time for them. Rykah is a genuine joy to have in your life and he just goes above and beyond for his family and friends which is why we started this fundraiser, she said. It would really be nice to give back to someone with such a beautiful heart.
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Subscriber only The family of a teenager who was critically injured in a horror crash at Wolvi on Sunday night has launched a fundraising campaign to help cover his medical and rehabilitation costs. Rykah and another man were flown to Brisbane for treatment following the crash, while a third person, a girl, suffered a knee injury and neck pain. Gabrielle Wallace, the creator of the GoFundMe campaign and Rykah s aunt, said the teenager was now in an induced coma in a Brisbane hospital. The campaign has raised more than $1000 since it launched Tuesday morning. Rykah sadly did not regain consciousness after the accident and due to a severe brain injury remains in an induced coma to allow his body the opportunity to try and heal the damage that has been done, she said.
Four Queensland Ambulance Service crews and two rescue helicopters were tasked to attend the single-vehicle crash. A QAS spokesperson said two male patients, both with head injuries and one with additional chest injuries were flown to the Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital and Princess Alexandra Hospital in critical conditions.
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Two people have been taken to hospital with neck injuries following a two car crash on the Wide Bay Highway at Bells Bridge Tuesday morning.
The pair, reported to be a man and a woman, were driving along the highway when their cars collided about 7.40am.
Each reported neck pain following the crash; they were taken to Gympie Hospital in stable conditions.
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Emergency services are treating a person north of Goomeri after the camper bus they were driving veered off the side of the Burnett Highway.
Paramedics are treating the patient at the scene of the crash which happened at Boonara just after midday Monday.
A QAS spokeswoman said the bus was towing a smaller vehicle when it crashed.
They were unable to confirm what injuries the person suffered, if any, but they were in a stable condition.
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