A LARKHALL woman seriously injured in Saturday's coach crash in France
in which two English tourists died is still in intensive care.
Mrs Elizabeth Dickson, 45, of Meadows Avenue, Larkhall, Lanarkshire,
has improved slightly but is still seriously ill. Her husband, Brian,
49, is at her bedside.
The couple, who have five children, were in a party of 57 tourists,
mostly naturists, heading for the Mediterranean resort of Cap d'Agde
when their double-decker coach collided with a car and overturned.
Two others in intensive care are Mr Thomas O'Donnell, of Blackpool,
and Mr Arthur Keveren, of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Their
condition is said to be stable. Another 13 tourists are still in
hospital.
Sixteen others who were involved in an aircraft crash on their way
home from the coach accident were returning by air, sea, and rail
yesterday.
Twelve opted for ferry and train and four flew despite Sunday's
accident when their aircraft crashed on take-off.
It smashed through a barrier at the end of the runway, ending up nose
down in a field with the undercarriage buckled.
Those who flew refused to comment after arriving at London's Heathrow
airport on a scheduled flight from Paris yesterday.
''We just want to be left alone. We have had enough,'' said a
middle-aged man. One woman had to pushed in a wheelchair and another
was helped by friends and relatives.
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