One of the schools involved in the horror bus crash in County Durham has pledged to raise money for the Great North Air Ambulance Service. Pupils at St Bedes Catholic School in Lanchester have chosen GNAAS as their chosen charity for the upcoming academic year after the crew were involved in the emergency service rescue mission following the crash on Tuesday, June 3. Fifty schoolchildren from St Bede’s and Tanfield Comprehensive were on their way to school when the two buses they were travelling on were involved in a head-on collision on the A693 in Stanley, County Durham. GNAAS flew to the scene of the crash and worked alongside other emergency services in treating the dozens of casualties before airlifting a 12-year-old boy from Tanfield Comprehensive to Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary with serious head injuries. Neville Harrison, headteacher at St Bede’s said: “We are so grateful for the excellent care shown by the crew of the air ambulance during last week’s traumatic events. To show our appreciation and gratitude, we have named the GNAAS as one of our adopted charities. For the full story: greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/news/post/pupils-from-stanley-bus-crash-make-fundraising-pledge/
Posted on: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:52:02 +0000
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