A fundraiser launched for an injured Kelowna teen has raised thousands.

Fourteen-year-old Andy Son was hit at a crosswalk on KLO Road on Aug. 2. He was on his way home from a friendsa国际传媒檚 house when the incident happened.

According to his fundraising page, he is still at BC Childrensa国际传媒檚 Hospital in critical condition. He was in a coma for three days after the collision. He is now awake but because he sustained serious head injuries, he is unable to communicate or recognize his family and friends.

Andy is a student at KLO Middle School and lives with his mother and older sister, who just graduated from Kelowna Secondary School.

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The goal of the fundraiser is to help his family cover travel and living expenses as they take care of him. His mother was working in the local restaurant industry but had to quit in order to take care of her son.

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The collision initially closed KLO Road for several hours on Aug. 2 as Kelowna RCMP gathered evidence. Witnesses or those with dashcam or surveillance video are asked to contact the police at 250-762-3300.

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