Jessica Falkholt clings to life after life support turned off

JESSICA Falkholt, the Home and Away actress and her younger sister Annabelle were pulled from the fiery wreckage of their car near Ulladulla on Boxing Day but her parents Lars and Vivian died at the scene.

Jessica, 29, had her life support switched off one day after the funeral for her sister Annabelle, 21, and parents Lars, 69, and Vivian, 60.

Jessica remains in a critical condition.

Annabelle died from her injuries three days after the head-on crash and Jessica has been in a critical condition in St George Hospital.

The hospital on Friday confirmed her life support had been switched off. On Saturday morning, the hospital said she remained in a critical condition.

The driver of the 4WD that slammed into the family’s car, 50-year-old habitual traffic offender Craig Whitall, 50, was reportedly travelling home from a Nowra methadone clinic when he was killed in the crash. He had previously been subject to a nine-year driving ban and had at least 10 convictions for driving while disqualified.

The state government says there will be a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the collision.

The young actor had appeared on Home and Away and other Australian series and the accident has prompted an outpouring of grief from the entertainment industry and her fans.