AN air stewardess from Renfrewshire has been seriously injured after a horror Hogmanay crash killed three of her colleagues.
Lauren Feeney, 25, from Houston, was pulled from the wreckage of the horror smash near Heathrow airport.
Workmates Rachel Clark, 20, Joseph Finnis, 25, and Dominic Fell, 23, were all killed when their white Toyota Yaris collided with a white Mercedes HGV.
A fundraising page named BA Angels set up by fellow cabin crew member Stephen Paul Crook has raised more than £80,000 so far.
The off-duty BA cabin crew were in a car which was involved in a crash with a white Mercedes HGV at the junction of Bedfont Road and Long Lane in Stanwell, Surrey, at 11.39pm on New Year’s Eve.
The lorry, which was part of a fleet which is operated by air services provider dnata, left the road and ended up in nearby Longford River.
The lorry driver was taken to hospital as a precaution.
It is understood two of the four cabin crew had finished work at about 6pm, while the other two were on a day off and not scheduled to be on duty.
A BA spokesman said: “We’re deeply saddened to learn of the death of our colleagues involved in a road traffic collision last night.
“Our thoughts are with their family and friends, who we are supporting at this distressing time.”
A spokesman for dnata said: “We can confirm that one of our trucks was involved in a road traffic accident on the evening of December 31.
“We are fully assisting relevant authorities with their investigations. Our thoughts and condolences are with the families of those affected by this very sad incident.”
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