First picture of British Airways ‘angel’, 23, killed alongside two cabin crew friends in New Year’s Eve crash
THIS is the first picture of a British Airways “angel” who was killed alongside two cabin crew friends as they headed to a New Year’s Eve party.
Dominic Fell, 23, died along with a 25-year-old male colleague and a stewardess in her 20s when their car collided with a lorry at 80mph shortly before midnight.
A second woman — a 25-year-old BA flight attendant — is fighting for life in hospital after the crash near Heathrow Airport.
Two had just landed at Heathrow and were driving to a pub with their pals.
A “BA Angels Fund” for the victims’ families raised a more than £35,000 in just a few hours.
One kind-hearted wellwisher wrote fly high precious angels”, as BA crews from all over the world paid tribute and donated.
‘FLY HIGH PRECIOUS ANGELS’
Witnesses said the scene was like a “war zone with bits left all over the road”.
An onlooker said: “We heard the two women screaming. They had no chance, the car was doing at least 80mph.”
The dead were in a Toyota Yaris that careered into a Mercedes lorry in Stanwell, Surrey.
Police struggled to identify the victims and contacted the airline after spotting their work IDs in the mangled wreckage of the 11.39pm crash near the airport.
It was carnage. They managed to get three of them out and perform CPR.
Witness
Airport worker Ahmed Osman, 49, said: “I’m not surprised this happened.
“It’s a blind spot if you turn right. You can’t see the oncoming cars. I stopped taking that direction because it is too dangerous.”
BA bosses were offering counselling to dumbstruck staff struggling to comprehend their devastating loss yesterday.
The devastated BA “family” has since united to raise thousands of the victims’ families.
More than £20,000 had been donated to charity, and to help the crew member in hospital.
The HGV – destined for Heathrow – left the road after the collision and ploughed into Longford River.
The lorry driver, working for air services provider Dnata, was taken to hospital as a precaution and no arrests have been made.
Among grieving BA colleagues was the engineering manager father of one of the dead.
One of the deceased was a twin whose brother is overseas and still unaware of the tragedy.
An onlooker said: “We heard the two women in the rear of the car screaming.
“They had no chance, the car was doing at least 80 miles an hour as it pulled out of the junction into the path of the lorry.”
One senior airline worker told The Sun: “There are no words, we are numb.
“These brilliant young BA crew were looking forward to seeing in the new decade. It is so cruel.”
One of the dead crew was due to fly on a scheduled BA trip to Las Vegas today.
BA bosses said to The Sun: “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.”.
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