Article: Donations fly in to buy second air ambulance

E Yorks: A second Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) could be flying by spring after a flood of donations.

About pounds250,000 has been raised for the organisation since Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond suffered a brain injury in a jet- powered car at Elvington Airfield, near Pocklington.

Yorkshire Air Ambulance flew Mr Hammond, who is now recovering at home, to hospital after the accident in September.

The money raised so far will enable the service to lease an air ambulance for a year and continued fundraising will ensure it can be bought if it proves to be the right model for them.

Yorkshire Air Ambulance charity chief executive Martin Eede said car enthusiasts had started the ball rolling.

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