A community in Oklahoma is mourning the loss of an “extraordinary young man” who died in a car crash ahead of the latest incident Kansas City Chiefs game.

18-year-old Connor Barba from Norman, Oklahoma, was “shocked” when his mother told him they were going to school. Monday Night Football According to a report, the game between the Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers surprised him with tickets to celebrate his birthday. GoFundMe It was founded in the name of his family.

However, while they were still in southeast Kansas, the family trip ended in tragedy when Connor and his mother, Megan Barnett, crashed on Saturday, November 2. According to ABC affiliate KOCO-TV.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol crash reportA Chevrolet Camaro traveling in the southbound lane crossed the center “for an unknown reason” before striking the family’s vehicle in the northbound lane.

Connor and the 45-year-old driver of the Camaro, identified by police as Joseph Savage of Coffeyville, also died as a result of the crash.

Megan, 41, was seriously injured in the crash and is currently in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, according to the GoFundMe, which has raised over $90,000.

The crash happened on U.S. 169 near Cherryvale just before 4 p.m. ABC affiliate KAKE-TV reported.

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Connor’s uncle Colin Barnett told the press: “Connor somehow swerved to the right and slammed on the brakes as hard as he could.”

“When Connor did this, he took the full burden of the Camaro,” he added, sharing that he believed those actions likely saved the child’s mother.

The boy’s uncle told KOCO that the teenager “really wanted to see” Baker Mayfield his mother “wanted to see Chiefs” and was probably hoping to catch a glimpse Taylor Swift cheering on your boyfriend Travis Kelce.

“He was a remarkable young man,” Connor’s uncle continued. “She had so much light. She had incredible joy and an incredible smile.”