An online fundraising appeal set up in aid of two teenagers injured in a crash in Harrogate has passed its £5,000 target.
The 15-year-old boys, Reuben and Fraser, were taken to hospital when a van collided with a wall on Yew Tree Lane last Thursday (February 2).
Lorraine Mitchell, a friend of both teenagers’ parents, set up a GoFundMe page following the crash in an effort to raise money for the families “to be with their son to support the rehabilitation process”.
Since then, the fundraiser has reached £5,325 and is continuing to attract pledges.
Ms Mitchell said:
“We were all shocked and incredibly saddened by the crash and know this support will be gratefully received by both families.”
The boys, both pupils at Rossett School, were walking along Yew Tree Lane at the time of the incident and were left with serious injuries.
Another fundraising appeal for the boys, set up by Julie Mills, has so far generated £1,654 — close to its £2,000 target.
It means almost £7,000 has now been pledged in total.
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