A little girl fighting for her life after being hit by a truck has shown promising signs of recovery and has been removed from the intensive care unit.
Three-year-old Evelyn was being pushed in a stroller by her mother across Browns Plains Road in the southeast Queensland town of Logan on April 18 when the accident happened.
The toddler was rushed to Queensland Children’s Hospital in a critical condition, with serious head injuries and was placed in an induced coma.
After undergoing surgery for a brain bleed and skull fracture, Evelyn needed to be moved out of the intensive care unit, according to an update on GoFundMe.
Three-year-old Evelyn is showing positive signs of recovery after suffering head injuries after being hit by a truck.
Family friend Megan Kennedy said that although Evelyn is no longer in intensive care, “she’s not out of the woods yet.”
“She is doing great,” the page read. “She has a very long road ahead of her.”
Mr Kennedy told 7News that “we are counting on her (Evelyn) and she is a fighter”.
Evelyn’s mother, Tori, was pushing her daughter across the road in her stroller when the small refrigerated truck hit the toddler.
She would go to the store to get medicine and take Evelyn to daycare and it was the exact same route she took every day – Cynthia Sampson
Tow truck driver Andrew Davis was the first to arrive on the scene and said Evelyn’s mother was completely distraught.
“As I approached the lights I saw the mother picking up the baby and I stopped, turned on my lights, jumped out and ran out of the truck to help,” said Mr. Davis.
“She was very upset, visibly screaming at the top of her lungs.
“The baby, when I got out of the truck, she had it on the ground here.”
The driver of the refrigerated truck – a man in his forties – was not injured and stopped to help him.
“It would have been confronting for him too, so thank you for stopping and helping,” Ms Kennedy said.
Local business owner Lorraine Eggers said the intersection is known for being “pretty dangerous.”
The crash happened at a notoriously dangerous intersection in the southeast Queensland town of Logan.
“I saw the wheel of the pram… I was driving to work when I saw them working on the baby,” she told the Courier Mail.
Here we hear accidents, screams and explosions all the time. A year ago, a car was wrecked in the same place.
“The road is problematic and this small level crossing is difficult to see. It’s very busy and there are so many entries coming in,” Ms Eggers added.
Queensland Police said there were no cameras at the intersection.
Witnesses or those with dashcam images are invited to come forward.
A Queensland Police spokesperson said no charges had been laid but investigations were ongoing.
The GoFundMe has raised nearly $5,000 of its $10,000 goal.
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