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Zac Sherratt

Woman was left fighting for her life in coma after horror car crash in County Durham

A woman whose life hung in the balance after a horrific car crash has been reunited with the doctor who kept her alive at the scene.

Samantha Hall, 26, from Chilton in County Durham, was trapped in her smashed up vehicle after a collision on the A167 near Newton Aycliffe on July 15, 2019 - with two air ambulances and a host of emergency services attending the scene.

Doctor Chris Smith, with Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS), sprung into action as Samantha’s condition worsened when she was eventually cut free.

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