{"id":262,"date":"2014-08-27T09:13:19","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T09:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/sitenews\/2014\/08\/27\/buc-health-ministries-director-in-pub-crash-rescue\/"},"modified":"2014-08-27T09:13:19","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T09:13:19","slug":"buc-health-ministries-director-in-pub-crash-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/buc-health-ministries-director-in-pub-crash-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"BUC Health Ministries Director in Pub Crash Rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>31 August 2011 Watford, United Kingdom<\/strong><\/span> [BUC\u00a0NEWS] When an articulated lorry crashed into a pub and caused a six vehicle pile-up, BUC Health Ministries director, Sharon Platt-McDonald found herself in the midst of the action.<br \/> The accident happened right outside her house just after she had turned into her front drive. She told BUC News, &#8220;I didn&#8217;t think about it. I just ran across the road to help. It is just something I would naturally have done.&#8221; The accident, on Tuesday, 16 August, closed the road in Houghton Regis as drivers were trapped in their cars. Sharon, a qualified nurse and first-aider, was one of the first on the scene, helping before emergency services could get there.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/sites\/default\/files\/Heroes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"238\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"5\" \/>Her next door neighbour, Michael Sullivan told reporters, &#8220;She was so in control \u2013 she was a hero, definitely. It was like a war zone.&#8221; Sharon gave basic first aid and helped free people from their cars. The lorry driver was airlifted to Addenbrooke&#8217;s Hospital, Cambridge but miraculously escaped with only minor injuries. He had to be cut free from the wreckage by firefighters. Another five were taken to the Luton and Dunstable Hospital. A spokesperson for the pub owners told the Dunstable Gazette, &#8220;Thankfully no-one was seriously injured but the quick thinking of those at the scene helped fire and ambulance crews get the situation under control as soon as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> The Dunstable Gazette called Sharon and her neighbour &#8216;modest heroes&#8217; for the roles they played in providing care and immediate first aid following the crash. A fuller report appeared in the 24 August print edition of the Gazette (pictured). Sharon said, &#8220;You never know when you may get caught up with such things, but like the Good Samaritan, you don&#8217;t have time to think. You just need to provide help.&#8221; [<em>ted<\/em>NEWS]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>ted<\/em>NEWS Staff: Miroslav Pujic, director; Deana Stojkovic, editor<br \/> 119 St Peter&#8217;s Street, St Albans, Herts, AL1 3EY, England<br \/> E-mail:\u00a0tednews@ted-adventist.org<br \/> Website: www.ted-adventist.org<\/p>\n<p><em>ted<\/em>NEWS is an information bulletin issued by the\u00a0communication department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the\u00a0Trans-European Division.\u00a0<br \/> You are free to re-print any portion of the bulletin\u00a0without need for\u00a0special permission. However, we kindly request that you\u00a0identify\u00a0<em>ted<\/em>NEWS\u00a0whenever you publish these materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>31 August 2011 Watford, United Kingdom<\/strong><\/span> [BUC\u00a0NEWS] When an articulated lorry crashed into a pub and caused a six vehicle pile-up, BUC Health Ministries director, Sharon Platt-McDonald found herself in the midst of the action.<br \/> The accident happened right outside her house just after she had turned into her front drive. She told BUC News, &#8220;I didn&#8217;t think about it. I just ran across the road to help. It is just something I would naturally have done.&#8221; The accident, on Tuesday, 16 August, closed the road in Houghton Regis as drivers were trapped in their cars. 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