‘Extraordinary’: Family shares update after boy’s shocking crash

The family of a teen boy involved in a serious crash on a rural property have shared an update on his condition, as a campaign to help the family raises thousands of dollars.

The Toowoomba-based LifeFlight Surat Gas Aeromedical Service (SGAS) aeromedical crew airlifted a boy to hospital after a motorbike crash near Oakey on Monday, April 14, 2025.

The family involved in a shocking motorbike crash that left a teenager seriously injured have shared their gratitude, after more than $6000 was raised to aid his recovery.

According to a LifeFlight release on Monday, the teenage boy was travelling on a cattle property near Oakey when he fell off and hit a metal post.

The Toowoomba-based Surat Gas Aeromedical Service crew flew him to the Queensland Children’s Hospital with head and arm injuries.

The boy’s aunt, Kate Owens, started a GoFundMe earlier this week to support the family and help pay the medical bills.

The campaign had raised more than $6000 as at Saturday.

In an update posted to the GoFundMe on Friday, the boy remains in the pediatric intensive care unit, but doctors are remaining positive about his recovery.

“We can’t put into words how grateful we are for the incredible doctors and nurses who have been taking care of him,” the post said.

“From QAS and Lifeflight and the superheroes at QCH PICU and Ronald McDonald house, their skill, compassion, and kindness have been nothing short of extraordinary during this terrifying time for our family.”

You can donate to the GoFundMe here.