I climbed into the car with three friends. I woke in hospital to find I’d lost them all – and my legs

Rob Pike was 17 when he and three of his closest friends were in a car that smashed into a tree and split in half. He explains how he coped with the devastation After the car stopped rolling and came to rest on its side, Rob Pike remembers being “hyperfixated” on the rainwater…

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