![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/trowbridge-rugby-club-womens-team-praised-for-helping-crash-victims/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/130812770_trowbridge1.jpg&description=Image source, Trowbridge RFC Image caption, The team rushed to the aid of the injured, using the laces from their boots as makeshift tourniquets The players of a women's rugby team have been praised for rushing to the aid of the victims of a car crash near their training pitch. Women were finishing training on the evening of 9 August when they heard a "mighty crash" nearby and then cries for help. They rushed to help four people injured when their vehicle ended up on its side. Trowbridge police said: "What happened next has undoubtedly saved lives." The incident happened at about 20:40 BST on the byway heading to Whaddon Lane near the rugby club. Image source, Trowbridge RFC Image caption, The team's chair Emma Santer says the player's bond has "blossomed" "We all just ran to the bushes," said the club's chair, Emma Santer. "Half of us jumped over a barbed wire fence. The other half crawled through the bushes which were full of stinging nettles." They discovered a single vehicle on its side, with four people who had suffered a variety of injuries. Two women had managed to get out of the car but two men - the driver and front passenger - were still inside. "We opened the boot and helped one get out of the car. There was lots of blood," said Ms Santer. Ms Santer, who works as an emergency department nurse, said her initial response was to try and create a triage system. "Two people got to each end of the lane, so they could stop traffic coming down. "We had one person on the phone to 999 and three rugby players helping each patient." The women made makeshift tourniquets from their rugby boot laces and players bibs and shirts to try and stem the bleeding. Other players helped to support the heads of two of the casualties to help prevent spinal injuries and to provide reassurance, said Ms Santer. They also used foot mats, bits of carpet and a duvet to support the casualties so that they were not on the cold ground. Image source, Trowbridge RFC Image caption, Ms Santer s){kind=link}
The players of a women’s rugby team have been praised for rushing to the aid of the victims of a car crash near their training pitch.
Trowbridge Rugby Club Women were finishing training on the evening of 9 August when they heard a “mighty crash” nearby and then cries for help.
They rushed to help four people injured when their vehicle ended up on its side.
Trowbridge police said: “What happened next has undoubtedly saved lives.”
The incident happened at about 20:40 BST on the byway heading to Whaddon Lane near the rugby club.