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Fundraiser for Manx family helping them stay at their son's bedside

Lockie Kirk remains in hospital in the UK following crash

The family of a teenage boy who suffered severe head injuries in a car crash earlier this year say the generosity of the Manx public is ‘humbling’.

Seventeen-year-old Lockie Kirk was involved in an incident near Peel in January and was airlifted to Aintree Hospital for treatment.

A fundraising campaign has enabled his father, Daniel, to remain by his side whilst he continues his recovery.

You can find out more HERE.

He told Manx Radio that he will be ‘forever grateful’ to those who’ve contributed:

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