As Rachel Bartram was sent a Facebook post about an air ambulance being called to an incident close to her home, she knew something serious had happened.
But at that time, she didn’t know just how close to home the incident would prove to be. After making her way to the scene, she decided to call her mother, Kathleen Kirby.
There was no answer. When she was met with the same response after ringing her stepdad Cliff Bullen, she started to worry. “That’s when I knew something was wrong,” she said.
When Cliff called her back, her world fell apart. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. “All he told me was there had been an accident,” she said.
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