THE mum of 20-year-old Joe English, who was left critically injured following a crash in Wingfield, has said the last seven days have been the worst of her life.

Debbie Fox, 47, said she couldn’t be more grateful to firefighters and people who helped at the scene for their life-saving first aid after paramedics took 25 minutes to arrive.

Mr English was a passenger in a silver Renault Clio in Wingfield Road near Farleigh Hungerford last Wednesday when the car left the road and hit a tree before flipping on its roof.

Mrs Fox is now calling on people to think twice about donating blood after a transfusion helped save her son’s life.

“It is every parent’s worst nightmare and has affected not one but two families and two young boys who have their whole lives ahead of them,” she added.

“Joe was given a blood transfusion and has internal damage to his organs like his liver, lung and kidney so it has encouraged me to enrol on giving blood and to discuss organ donation.

“Having endured the last six days and being told our son was very poorly and the next 24 hours were critical, I would sign away my organs in a heartbeat.”

Fire crews and police officers raced to the scene near Stowford Manor Farm and Mr English was rushed to Southmead hospital in Bristol.

The road was closed for nearly four hours.

Mrs Fox, who has been at her son’s side since it happened, added: “We just appreciate that people were able to help out at the scene and I am just so grateful to them for all they did before the emergency services turned up.

“When the fire crew arrived and had to do what they did, it shows that the basic first aid training they have proved invaluable really because for people who don’t know first aid, they wouldn’t have known what to do with them.”

Mr English is now out of intensive care at the Bristol hospital and has been moved to a recovery ward after sustaining injuries to his kidneys, lungs and back.

Mrs Fox said she first heard about the accident after her son was late turning up for supper plans which first made her concerned.

“We were supposed to be going out for supper and I thought where the hell he is because he was late and then when we had the call I just couldn’t believe it,” she added.

“I didn’t expect to see what I saw when I got there and it was absolute carnage and I didn’t know my poor son was on the road.

“When I saw the photos on the Wiltshire Times website, I felt physically sick. I think the warning is to drivers is drive to the conditions of the road and drive with extra care when it is wet and windy.

“I don’t blame anyone for what happened – what matters is that they are both on the mend.”

The driver of the car, Tom Blackman, escaped with minor injuries.

Mrs Fox, who lives in Laverton near Bath, said her 13-year-old daughter Harley and husband John are now hoping that Mr English makes a full recovery and is discharged from hospital in time for his 21st birthday on December 3.

Wiltshire Police are still carrying out an investigation into what happened.