Twin who escaped smash that killed sister, 18, before Christmas left ‘heartbroken’

A teenager who escaped the horror smash that killed her twin sister[1] says she is devastated that she was the only one to survive. Chloe Pearson, 18, from Castleford, West Yorkshire[2], died after she and her sister Abigale, who were travelling in a Citroen C3, were involved in a crash with a black Mercedes CLK on Friday on the A426 near Lutterworth, Leicestershire. The pair were both taken to hospital and were placed in beds next to each other but Chloe later passed away.

Abigale has now been allowed home after recovering in hospital[3] with injuries including a fractured spine and a bruise on her brain. She has today paid an emotional tribute and said her "heart is in bits". She has taken to social media to speak of her anguish following the tragic crash days before Christmas[4].

"The most devastating thing is that I came out of this incident without my twin sister," she wrote on Facebook[6]. "I'm absolutely mortified and heartbroken that I've no longer got her by my side.

Rest in peace beautiful, until we meet again. Words can't describe how much I miss you Chloe, life's never going to be same without you." Her grandmother, Elizabeth Pearson, also posted on the platform: "Chloe was caring, beautiful and so full of life.

She had just started her nursing career. It is so numbing - we are all in shock. The family has been ripped apart.

We are all mourning together. Castleford is mourning." Chloe and Abigale were both passengers in the Citroen alongside three others and a man and woman, both in their 60s, were travelling in the Mercedes.

The driver and the passenger in the Mercedes suffered life changing injuries while the Citroen driver is currently in a life threatening condition. Two other passengers are now in a stable condition. Abigale has since revealed the extent of her injuries and said: "It was the worst experience I've ever been through in my life.

Finding out I have a bruise on my brain, two fractures in my neck, a fractured spine and fractured ribs wasn't easy at all. But knowing my twin sister never made it, absolutely destroys me. "It still hasn't processed that your no longer with me anymore, you was my bestfriend and I don't know what I'm going to do without you.

I'm on the road to recovery now and I'm going to do absolutely anything to make you proud. I love you more than you'll ever know Chloe - forever and always." Detective Sergeant Ed Des-Chanelle last week urged anyone with information or dash cam footage to get in touch with the police.

He said: "Sadly we are now investigating this incident as a fatal collision and six other people still remain in hospital with serious injuries. We are continuing to carry out enquiries to establish how the collision occurred and would ask anyone who has information or dash cam footage and hasn't yet spoken to police to please get in touch." Friends are now rallying around to raise money for the family through an online appeal through Just Giving.

The appeal can be found here[7].

Almost GBP4,000 has been raised already.

References

1. ^ killed her twin sister (www.mirror.co.uk)
2. ^ West Yorkshire (www.mirror.co.uk)
3. ^ hospital (www.mirror.co.uk)
4. ^ Christmas (www.mirror.co.uk)
5. ^ M&S' 'elasticated waist' polka dot midi dress 'hides festive bloating' (www.mirror.co.uk)
6. ^ Facebook (www.mirror.co.uk)
7. ^ here (www.justgiving.com)