The bride-to-be whose hen party turned to tragedy when a minibus collided with a lorry on the M62 has been named locally as Stefanie Firth.
Ms Firth and 20 other members of her hen party remain in hospital after the crash suffering a variety of injuries.
One woman died in the collision, which occurred about 11.30am on Friday. Seven of those wounded suffered serious injuries.
Among the injured is Ashleigh Warner, who posted a photograph on Facebook with Ms Firth.
Before the accident, Ms Firth's friends had posted excited comments about the upcoming hen-do.
On Friday morning, Ms Warner wrote on Facebook: "Jumping on the Liverpool status bandwagon ......... Cos I'm sooooooo excited had my tshirt on since 8 this morning:))) hope Stefanie Firth has the best time xxxx".
The group had set off from South Elmsall, near Pontefract, West Yorkshire, when their vehicle collided with a Farmfoods lorry at junction 32 of the westbound carriage of the M62.
The driver of the lorry, a local man, was arrested in connection with the incident and remains in custody, West Yorkshire Police said.
In total 21 of the women were injured in the crash, which left the minibus on its side across a carriageway and luggage strewn across the motorway.
Six air ambulances were called to the scene, and four took casualties to nearby hospitals.
Firefighters called the crash "the worst they had seen in a number of years", Dave Walton, assistant chief fire officer at West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, said.
One patient, a woman in her 40s, suffered suspected serious chest injuries and was anaesthetised before being transported, while another was airlifted to hospital also with chest injuries.
An off-duty firefighter was the first person to report the accident and stayed at the scene to help, while members of the public also helped to give first aid.
Doncaster firefighter John Nichol was passing the scene of the accident as a passenger in his father's car.
Mr Nichol said: "I got out to see if I could help, and realised there was only me there.
"First I saw a lady at the back of the minibus and realised her leg was severely broken. Then I put my head through the roof and just saw a mass of bodies.
"I think there were 11 or 12 in there, with various injuries, and around five people were out of the vehicle, hobbling around.
"I tried to calm people down and, although a bystander had called 999, I called them back to say this was a major incident and that several resources and air ambulances would be needed.
"Then I got the first aid kit out of my dad's car and triaged as many as people as I could."
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
M62 Hen Party Crash: Bride-To-Be Named
Dengan url
http://gagalcoba.blogspot.com/2013/04/m62-hen-party-crash-bride-to-be-named.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
M62 Hen Party Crash: Bride-To-Be Named
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
M62 Hen Party Crash: Bride-To-Be Named
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar