NSW Don't miss out on the headlines from NSW. Followed categories will be added to My News. Tributes are flowing for a Tweed teenager who died after a horrific car crash on a winding back road near the Queensland-New South Wales border as his heartbroken family prepare for his funeral.
Ben Goodall, 17, suffered critical injuries in a single-vehicle crash on Clothiers Creek Rd at Bogangar, near the Queensland-New South Wales border, on Saturday, September 21. Police found Ben’s car had crashed into a tree. He was treated by paramedics and rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition.
Ben tragically died in hospital as a result of his injuries the following Thursday, NSW Police revealed in a statement. Ben Goodall tragically died after a single vehicle crash on Clothiers Creek Rd at Bogangar on Saturday, September 21. Picture: Google Maps.
On Monday, Ben’s grief-stricken mother Nicole posted a funeral notice for her son. “In loving memory of Ben Goodall. Please join Jason, Nicole and Sam for the funeral which will be held at St Anthony’s Church, Kingscliff, on Friday October 4,” the notice read.
“We would also appreciate everyone joining us at the Cudgen Surf Club after the service.” Ben, who was a Year 12 student at St Joseph’s College in Banora Point, was commemorated in a newsletter by his former primary school teachers and principal at St Anthony’s Primary School in Kingscliff. “We were very saddened to receive the news yesterday that.