Friends of a Cary-area family whose 3-year-old son was severely injured in a lawnmower accident have started a GoFundMe account to help cover medical expenses and other bills during his treatment.

“Over Labor Day weekend, the Liggett family’s sweet and spirited son, Cohen, was involved in a traumatic lawnmower accident,” according to the post, Support Liggett Family After Tragic Accident. The crowdsourcing site page was started by Katie Shaykin.

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She lives near the Liggett family, and their children are in school together, Shaykin said, adding that she was in contact with the family over the weekend.

Cary Fire Protection District spokesperson Alex Vucha said rescuers were called at 12:41 p.m. Saturday to the 28700 block of West Kristy Lane near Cary. Paramedics found a young child who they determined “had been run over by an industrial-style lawnmower,” Vucha wrote in a news release.

The child was flown from Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Vucha said in the release.

The Liggett family now is staying at the Ronald McDonald House hear a Chicago hospital. According to the GoFundMe page, donations for the family will go toward medical expenses and ongoing treatment for Cohen; living expenses for the family including meals, transportation and temporary housing; and “giving the Liggett family the space to focus on what matter most: being together and healing.”

The fundraiser was started Monday morning, and by early evening, over $20,000 was raised.

The Liggett family has another child, Reed, who has had several surgeries in the past year for a colon-related congenital condition, according to the post. That child also was recently diagnosed with a rare condition that causes severe food and environmental allergies.

“Thank you for standing with the Liggetts in prayer, love and support during this incredibly difficult time,” Shaykin wrote.