Home and Away's Casey Braxton and Tamara Kingsley will grow closer as he struggles to cope with the extent of his life-changing injuries.

Casey (Lincoln Younes) will face the devastating prospect of not being able to walk again as a result of his massive car crash with Maddy Osbourne.

In the aftermath of the accident, Brax and Ricky both struggle to get through to a depressed Casey as he refuses to use a wheelchair.

Younes said to TV Week: "He is completely dejected and depressed. Because Casey is such an active person, to come to terms with the fact he might not be able to be active again is incredibly hard.

"For him, as soon as he gets into that wheelchair, it's giving up."

However, it is Casey's former girlfriend Tamara (Kelly Paterniti), who eventually manages to reach out to him and help him come to terms with the wheelchair.

Younes said: "Once she starts helping him into the chair and taking him to rehab, their friendship is rekindled. It's a nice, team feeling which hasn't been felt for a long time.

"There is nothing to bond two people like an emotional experience, so this is the perfect situation for a possible relationship reconciliation."