MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The crowdfunding initiative was launched by David Duncan from Otley in West Yorkshire a day after the driver’s death. The Monday's attack on the Christmas market in central Berlin claimed a total of 12 lives.
"I have set up this gofundme page to raise some money to help the family of Lukasz Urban. Although I did not know Lukasz, the story of his untimely departure shocked and disgusted me," Duncan wrote.
Almost 4,000 people have donated money at the time of writing. The target goal has been set at 191,200 pounds sterling ($235,000).
Urban’s body was found in the truck carrying steel beams that he was to deliver for his cousin, the transport company’s owner from Poland. He had stabbing and gunshot wounds. The driver is believed to have put up a fight and was killed shortly after the vehicle was rammed into the crowd.
