An appeal has been launched for the Far South Coast family of a mother and son killed on the Princes Highway and a critically hurt teen girl.
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The family of Jane Towers and Jayjay Heidemann is praying for the life of Khloe Heidemann, 14, who is in a critical condition at a Sydney hospital.
Ms Towers, 39, formerly of Batemans Bay, and her son, aged 12, died on Tuesday after a collision between a truck and a car near Berry.
A family member said Ms Towers’ mother, Julie, lives in Narooma; her father, Jim, lives in Newcastle and her brother, Brett, in Canberra.
Ms Towers, a Queensland resident, was travelling to the South Coast at the time of the accident. She has an older son, Shanon, also of Queensland.
Family member Belinda Hartigan, of Wagga Wagga, said her daughters, Sarah and Phebe, had started an appeal for funeral expenses.
Visit https://www.gofundme.com/The-Berry-Crash-Tragedy to help.
“The family is grief stricken and utterly heartbroken,” Mrs Hartigan said.
“Their loss is unbearable.”
The appeal website reads: “Hi, our names are Sarah and Phebe Towers. Our aunty and our cousins were in a horrific car crash at Berry in NSW. Our aunty and one of our cousins died in this accident, our other cousin is still fighting for her life in hospital. So we'd like to raise money for our nan and grandad to help with the costs of the funerals and our cousin’s recovery, any donation is greatly appreciated.”
More than 40 people have donated, with the campaign reaching $1,530 of it’s $10,000 goal in one day.
Mrs Hartigan late on Friday said Khloe was “fighting as hard as she can”.
