Donna Jones
A 14-year-old boy has tragically died following a serious traffic crash at Canina on Wednesday last week.
Levi Hanna was very publicly farewelled on social media when his parents announced their heartbreaking decision to turn off his life-support on Saturday 4 February.
“Levi, our gorgeous baby boy, has already left us in one way, but his heart is still going,” the family posted to Facebook 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.
“His little sisters know he will go to sleep and become a star in the sky for all of us to look at.
“He’s our boy and we love him and his adventures are far from over.
“I know everyone that loves Levi will do what he would want and go fishing for him because that’s what Levi would want.”
Different groups on social media remembered the big-hearted young man fondly, from the lawn maintenance company he worked part-time for, to the Junior Rugby League Club of which he was a part.
A GoFundMe page set up for the family right after the accident raised more than $20,000 in the three days it was operating.
Levi was tragically struck by a Hyundai I30, just after disembarking his school bus, as he was crossing the Tin Can Bay Road at Canina around 3.45pm on Wednesday, 1 February.
He was flown by helicopter to the Queensland Children’s Hospital, South Brisbane in a critical condition from which he did not recover.
Calls have been made on social media to have the speed limit along Tin Can Bay Road at that spot dropped to 80kph or to have a dedicated area for school buses to pull off the road to avoid further tragedies.
That section of Tin Can Bay Road was closed for investigations until approximately 7pm on Wednesday.
Forensic Crash Unit investigations are continuing and those who may have witnessed the incident or have dashcam/CCTV vision are urged to contact police.
