This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/7002312.stm
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Crash couple 'totally devastated' | Crash couple 'totally devastated' |
| (about 5 hours later) | |
| The father of four children killed when the family car plunged into a river has said his family is "totally devastated" by the accident. | The father of four children killed when the family car plunged into a river has said his family is "totally devastated" by the accident. |
| Nigel Gresham, 36, was driving near Coningsby, Lincolnshire, on Sunday afternoon when the accident happened. | Nigel Gresham, 36, was driving near Coningsby, Lincolnshire, on Sunday afternoon when the accident happened. |
| His son Thor, five, and his daughters, Angel, four, Keavy, eight, and Willow, two, died after the accident. | His son Thor, five, and his daughters, Angel, four, Keavy, eight, and Willow, two, died after the accident. |
| His nine-year-old daughter Amber's condition was improving at Leicester Royal Infirmary on Wednesday. | |
| Mr Gresham and his partner Sara Bolland, 31, were not seriously injured in the crash and their 12-year-old son Liam and 13-year-old daughter Star, who were taken to Lincoln County Hospital with minor injuries, have since been discharged. | Mr Gresham and his partner Sara Bolland, 31, were not seriously injured in the crash and their 12-year-old son Liam and 13-year-old daughter Star, who were taken to Lincoln County Hospital with minor injuries, have since been discharged. |
| The Land Rover was recovered several hours after the crash | The Land Rover was recovered several hours after the crash |
| It is thought the crash happened when the yellow Land Rover plunged 15ft into the river off a narrow track at Tattershall Bridge after passing a minibus and trailer carrying canoes. | It is thought the crash happened when the yellow Land Rover plunged 15ft into the river off a narrow track at Tattershall Bridge after passing a minibus and trailer carrying canoes. |
| Mr Gresham said: "I hope no one else ever has to go through what we are going through. | Mr Gresham said: "I hope no one else ever has to go through what we are going through. |
| "Each of my children is like a ray of light. Willow used to come and cuddle me in the mornings. | "Each of my children is like a ray of light. Willow used to come and cuddle me in the mornings. |
| "Keavy would cuddle me in the morning and evenings. Thor was car-mad and jumping on me all the time, asking: 'Are we going off-roading this weekend dad'?" | "Keavy would cuddle me in the morning and evenings. Thor was car-mad and jumping on me all the time, asking: 'Are we going off-roading this weekend dad'?" |
| "Angel was always reading stories to us to show us how well she could read. They were a constant source of amazement and pleasure to us, and so full of life." | "Angel was always reading stories to us to show us how well she could read. They were a constant source of amazement and pleasure to us, and so full of life." |
| 'Forever grateful' | 'Forever grateful' |
| He praised the emergency services, staff at the hospitals and Lincolnshire Air Ambulance for their assistance. | He praised the emergency services, staff at the hospitals and Lincolnshire Air Ambulance for their assistance. |
| "Everyone worked tirelessly, no one stopped in their efforts. I saw doctors and nurses working so hard to help." | "Everyone worked tirelessly, no one stopped in their efforts. I saw doctors and nurses working so hard to help." |
| He also thanked the three bystanders who jumped into the river to help rescue the children. | He also thanked the three bystanders who jumped into the river to help rescue the children. |
| "We will be forever grateful to them. The support we've had from close family, friends and thousands of well-wishers from the Land Rover community forums and people that don't even know us, it's tremendous," Mr Gresham said. | "We will be forever grateful to them. The support we've had from close family, friends and thousands of well-wishers from the Land Rover community forums and people that don't even know us, it's tremendous," Mr Gresham said. |