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| Thousands raised for teenagers killed in Warwickshire crash | Thousands raised for teenagers killed in Warwickshire crash |
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| Tributes to the three students who attended Chipping Campden School have poured in | Tributes to the three students who attended Chipping Campden School have poured in |
| Thousands of pounds have been raised following the deaths of three teenagers in a car crash. | Thousands of pounds have been raised following the deaths of three teenagers in a car crash. |
| The Chipping Campden School students had been travelling home together when the collision happened in Shipston-on-Stour on Friday afternoon. | The Chipping Campden School students had been travelling home together when the collision happened in Shipston-on-Stour on Friday afternoon. |
| Harry Purcell, 17, and Matilda Seccombe, 16, died in hospital a short time later. Frank Wormald, 16, died on Sunday. A fourth boy is in hospital. | Harry Purcell, 17, and Matilda Seccombe, 16, died in hospital a short time later. Frank Wormald, 16, died on Sunday. A fourth boy is in hospital. |
| Nearly £30,000 had been donated within hours of the fundraiser launching, | Nearly £30,000 had been donated within hours of the fundraiser launching, |
| Bouquets of flowers were left by mourners in the school grounds | Bouquets of flowers were left by mourners in the school grounds |
| The fourth person in the car, Edward Spencer, 17, remains in a stable condition, Warwickshire Police have said. | The fourth person in the car, Edward Spencer, 17, remains in a stable condition, Warwickshire Police have said. |
| The online fundraiser has been launched by a friend and former student at the Gloucestershire school the teenagers attended. Classmates plan to run the Oxford Half Marathon on 15 October in honour of the crash victims. | The online fundraiser has been launched by a friend and former student at the Gloucestershire school the teenagers attended. Classmates plan to run the Oxford Half Marathon on 15 October in honour of the crash victims. |
| The teenagers' Ford Fiesta was in collision with a Fiat 500 | |
| Proceeds from the charity challenge will be donated to the Midland Air Ambulance service. | Proceeds from the charity challenge will be donated to the Midland Air Ambulance service. |
| The fundraiser said: "Us three teenagers will do everything we can to help this service save as many lives as possible so close communities like ours don't have to suffer with loss." | The fundraiser said: "Us three teenagers will do everything we can to help this service save as many lives as possible so close communities like ours don't have to suffer with loss." |
| "Harry always told me to keep on running so that is what we're doing, I will miss him so much, I loved him with my whole heart," one of the participants said. | "Harry always told me to keep on running so that is what we're doing, I will miss him so much, I loved him with my whole heart," one of the participants said. |
| Paying tribute to Frank Wormald a family friend remembered his "cheeky but always respectful" demeanour. | Paying tribute to Frank Wormald a family friend remembered his "cheeky but always respectful" demeanour. |
| In a letter to parents, school principal John Sanderson said the school flag would fly at half mast. | In a letter to parents, school principal John Sanderson said the school flag would fly at half mast. |
| In a letter to parents, principal John Sanderson said the school flag would fly at half-mast | In a letter to parents, principal John Sanderson said the school flag would fly at half-mast |
| In a letter to parents, principal John Sanderson said the school flag would fly at half-mast | In a letter to parents, principal John Sanderson said the school flag would fly at half-mast |
| "There are no words that I can find to express the sense of loss that we feel," he said. | "There are no words that I can find to express the sense of loss that we feel," he said. |
| The four teenagers had been travelling home from school in a Ford Fiesta when they were involved in a collision with a Fiat 500 on the B4035 Campden Road at about 16:10 BST. | The four teenagers had been travelling home from school in a Ford Fiesta when they were involved in a collision with a Fiat 500 on the B4035 Campden Road at about 16:10 BST. |
| Candles were lit at a nearby church in memory of the pupils | Candles were lit at a nearby church in memory of the pupils |
| The occupants of the Fiat 500, a woman and two children, were taken to hospital with serious injuries, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. | The occupants of the Fiat 500, a woman and two children, were taken to hospital with serious injuries, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. |
| They remain in hospital in a stable condition, Warwickshire Police added. | They remain in hospital in a stable condition, Warwickshire Police added. |
| Officers said they were pursuing a number of lines of inquiry into the cause of the crash and urged witnesses to come forward. | Officers said they were pursuing a number of lines of inquiry into the cause of the crash and urged witnesses to come forward. |
| "Specialist officers are carrying out a detailed investigation to piece together the circumstances of the collision, and we are working with our partner agencies and the local authority," said Insp Michael Huntley. | "Specialist officers are carrying out a detailed investigation to piece together the circumstances of the collision, and we are working with our partner agencies and the local authority," said Insp Michael Huntley. |
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| Shipston on Stour | Shipston on Stour |
| Chipping Campden | Chipping Campden |