Boy hit at Kipona festival has opened his eyes after days in a coma, family says

A 6-year-old boy who suffered life-threatening injuries last week when a minivan crashed into him at Harrisburg’s Kipona Festival has regained consciousness, his family announced.

After days in a coma with multiple broken bones, Faiz Sharif opened his eyes and was able to have his breathing tube removed, according to an update Tuesday posted on his family’s GoFundMe.

The fundraiser, created to help ease the burden of the Sharif family’s medical expenses, has raised more than $77,000 as of Wednesday morning…

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