{"id":28809,"date":"2024-04-19T14:48:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T04:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=28809"},"modified":"2024-04-19T14:48:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T04:48:15","slug":"evelyn-3-remains-in-hospital-after-being-struck-by-a-truck-in-brown-plains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=28809","title":{"rendered":"Evelyn, 3, remains in hospital after being struck by a truck in Brown Plains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A child is fighting for life after in hospital she was struck by a truck at a busy intersection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family and friends are supporting the young child, who has been identified as three-year-old girl Evelyn, as she remains in the Queensland Children\u2019s Hospital in an induced coma. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Evelyn,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Evelyn, 3, was struck by a truck in Logan while crossing the road with her mother. Picture: Supplied<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emergency services were called after reports the child had been struck by the truck at the corner of Browns Plains Rd and Webber Drive in Browns Plains, Logan, at 8.30am on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said Evelyn had suffered serious head injuries before being rushed to hospital in a critical condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s understood the little girl was being pushed in a stroller by her mother as they crossed the road at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A GoFundMe has since been launched in an effort to support Evelyn and her family during this \u201cmost traumatic ordeal\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Evelyn<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Evelyn was struck by the truck in Logan on Thursday. Picture: 9 News<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDad will have to take unknown time off work to be there to support his little family as they also have a eight-year-old boy at home and also any help that may be needed throughout Evelyn\u2019s journey,\u201d the post read. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s understood Evelyn remains in an induced coma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A child who was being pushed by her mother in a stroller when she was struck by a truck is fighting for life in hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":28810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7988],"tags":[472,9,7465,7987],"class_list":["post-28809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trucking","tag-australian","tag-freight","tag-queensland","tag-road-freight"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t