Tragedy in Sunhill
Chapter One
'Any unit deal, car crash in Claybourne Street. Informant is a Miss Charlotte Goff.'
'Sierra Oscar from 30 show us attending, over.' Sergeant Callum Stone flung the remains of his tea out the window and passed the empty cup to PC Sally Armstrong as he flicked the lights and sirens on in the patrol car and pressed down on the accelerator allowing the car to speed down Rudkin Road worryingly fast.
'You're going to break this car one day, going at the speed you are now.' Sally shouted over the noise of the sirens as she clung to her seat.
Stone laughed. 'No chance this car's as tough as me!'
His laughter was cut short as a huge pick-up truck crashed straight into the side of them and forced them off the road. The car flipped several times until it smashed into an oak tree with a sickening crunch. Sally groaned as she lifted her head to see what had happened, she could hear screaming but couldn't work out why, until she saw the state of the man beside her.
Stone had beared the worst of the collision, the truck had crashed straight into his side of the car and Sally could see blood seeping through a wound in his leg and as the car had hit the tree it had knocked his head against the steering wheel.
'Sarge?' Sally whispered, gently touching his arm.
Stone moaned and turned his face towards Sally, allowing her to see the deep gash across his forehead. His eyes weren't focused but typical Stone didn't care for himself, he touched Sally's cheek and examined her face looking for an injury. 'Sal, are you ok?' he slurred as he stared at her.
'Yeah, but we need to call you an ambulance,' she said reaching for her radio,' Sierra Oscar from 686, ambulance and fire brigade required to Rudkin Road, me and 30 have been forced off the road and are trapped in the car, Sergeant Stone has a serious head injury and I think his leg might be broken.' Sally looked at Stone to see his eyes beginning to close, 'Sergeant Stone is beginning to lose consciousness!' She shouted into her radio.
Sally sat up straighter in her car seat as she placed her hands on either side of Stone's face begging him to stay awake.
'Sally!'
Sally turned in surprise to see PC Ben Gayle sprinting across the grass towards them with Sergeant Smith just behind.
'Ben?' Sally sighed relief spreading through her as she saw him and Smithy reach the car.
'Sally, what happened?' Smithy asked as he reached Stone's side of the car.
'I don't know we were headed toward Claybourne Street to attend the car crash when this big pick-up crashed into us. Sarge, Callum's lost consciousness and his breathing is getting slower.'
'Right listen Sal the fire brigade are here and they're gonna get you out of there ok? Ben said gently, then seeing the worry in Sally's eyes said 'once we get you out we'll get Callum to St Hugh's where the doctors can look after him. Until then hold his hand and talk to him, alright?'
Ben and Smithy backed away from the car as the fire fighters began readying the car so they could get Sally and Stone out.
'Sarge, can you hear me?' Sally called gently stroking his cheek with her fingers.
Stone turned his face towards her with a soft moan but his eyes remained closed.
'Callum the fire brigade are here, they're gonna cut us out of the car.' Sally's hand wondered towards his hair and began stroking that instead. 'Is that nice?' she wondered aloud and smiled when she heard his mumbled yes.' I'll keep doing it then.' she whispered feeling his pulse with her other hand to check that everything was how it was supposed to be. She was dismayed to feel that his pulse was getting slower. 'No!' she screamed making the firemen jump. 'Sarge stay with me sweetheart. Come on now we're almost out of here.' Tears fell down her cheeks as someone pulled her out of the car and away from Stone and delivered her into Ben's arms.
Paramedics rushed towards her but she didn't notice as the shock came and she sank into unconsciousness, the last thing she saw was Callum Stone's beautiful face.