TEENAGERS raising tens of thousands for charity after their friends died in a fatal crash have been praised by charities and residents.

A fundraiser set up by three friends has reached a staggering £80,000 in over 24 hours, and the figure is still climbing.

Alex Adams, Gracie Edmunds and Taylor, who are all former students of Chipping Campden School, will run Oxford's Half Marathon in aid of Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.

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However, the monumental success of the fundraising page has led the friends to cap the money at 61k for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity and give further donations to The Air Ambulance Service - all of which had airlifted their friends to hospital.

If donations surpass £122,000 raised, the friends will split equally between the two charities.

All donated so far will fund more than 15 air ambulances and a further 15 critical care car missions for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.

On Friday (April 21), Harry Purcell, aged 17, Matilda Seccombe, aged 16, and Frank Wormald, aged 16, died in a car crash on the B4305 Campden Road.

A fourth pupil in the vehicle, Edward Spencer, remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

Two vehicles were involved in the crash, a Ford Fiesta, which the Chipping Campden School pupils had been travelling in, and a Fiat 500.

Three occupants from the Fiat – a woman and two children - all sustained serious injuries and are in a stable condition in hospital.

In response to the fundraiser, Emma Wood, head of fundraising & engagement for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, said: “Our hearts go out to the families and friends of Tilly, Frank and Harry.

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"We are so grateful to Alex, Gracie and Taylor for setting up the fundraiser in their memory, and it is very kind and selfless of them to think of Midlands Air Ambulance Charity and The Air Ambulance Service at this extremely sad and difficult time.

“Our daily missions are funded by donations from the general public and local businesses, and the amount raised so far will fund more than 15 air ambulances and a further 15 critical care car missions in the region.

"This will make a significant difference to our service, the patients we treat and their loved ones.”

On the fundraiser, Mr Adams said: "Us three teenagers will do everything we can to help this service save as many lives as possible so close communities like ours don’t have to suffer with loss.

"We hope you can join us in helping out with this amazing service."