Organs of tragic Thomas Easton will 'save others', says carer who helped at Morley crash scene

Floral tributes to Thomas Easton, aged 13, who has died after a road accidentFloral tributes to Thomas Easton, aged 13, who has died after a road accident
Floral tributes to Thomas Easton, aged 13, who has died after a road accident
A carer who helped at the devastating crash scene where teenager Thomas Easton was hit by a vehicle has told how his organs have been used to save other people's lives.

Lindsay Spencer was travelling on the bus in Wide Lane , in Morley, when she saw the accident and ran to help.

The 13-year-old had alighted from the bus, which had stopped across the road from his home, when he was hit by a car as he went to cross the road.

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The schoolboy, who spent days fighting for his life following the incident on September 19, died in hospital yesterday morning.

Floral tributes to Thomas Easton, aged 13, who has died after a road accidentFloral tributes to Thomas Easton, aged 13, who has died after a road accident
Floral tributes to Thomas Easton, aged 13, who has died after a road accident

READ MORE: Police appeal for witnesses after pedestrian, 13, diesOther schoolchildren on the bus had dashed over to his home to get his mother, Jo Easton, from her home nearby.

Mother-of-two Ms Spencer said: "I have been told his mum is pleased that they have decided to save others by donating his organs. She is an incredibly brave woman.

"Even though we didn't save him we did absolutely everything we could to save him. We did our best."

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Ms Spencer, 39, had been on her way to work when the tragedy struck.