The father and son who were seriously injured in a crash along the bike path in Oak Bluffs last week remain in critical condition and are in induced comas, according to family. 

Micahel Ellis and his six-year-old son Nolan were riding together on an electric bike on the path along Sea View avenue Thursday when they collided with a pick-up truck that was turning into the Nomans restaurant parking lot. 

The pair were flown to Mass General Hospital and both are undergoing extensive medical treatment, Mr. Ellis’s mother and Nolan’s grandmother Dolores Borza told the Gazette Sunday. 

“Our family has been turned upside down after a tragic accident that left Michael and his six-year-old son, Nolan, with life-threatening injuries,” Mr. Borza wrote on a Gofundme page.

Nolan was in an induced coma after suffering two skull fractures, a bruised brain, and bleeding on the brain, Ms. Borza told the community. 

“Every hour is critical as he continues to fight,” she wrote on the fundraising page.

Mr. Ellis suffered a broken upper jaw, a broken arm and wrist, broken sternum, broken ribs, lacerations to his liver and pancreas, and severe injuries to his head and knee. 

Ms. Borza said Sunday that Mr. Ellis was put into an induced coma by doctors as they tried to deal with his injuries. 

The Gofundme had raised more than $34,000 as of Sunday afternoon, which will go a long way to help Michael’s wife Brenna deal with the medical and travel expenses while caring for her two other children, Ms. Borza said. 

“While they focus on healing, Brenna is staying in Boston with Nolan, trying to be by his side every moment she can while also caring for their family,” Ms. Borza wrote on the Gofundme page. “The emotional toll is unimaginable, and the financial burden is growing every day.” 

Oak Bluffs and state police are investigating the crash. On Friday, Oak Bluffs police said a preliminary investigation suggested that Mr. Ellis, 38, was driving the dirt-bike style bike northeast on the bike path and hit the front corner of the truck as it was making a turn.

Police said they believed that the son was seated in front of the father, though Ms. Borza disputed this assertion. 

“He was behind him and had a helmet on,” she said Sunday. 

She asked that community members not make assumptions about what happened during a time of tragedy, and thanked everyone who has given their support. 

“I have no words that can express the compassion and support from the community,” she said. “It’s amazing, it’s just so wonderful and we’re grateful.”