Shrewsbury crash deaths: Customers rally to support mum's bakery

Staff and customers have rallied to support a bakery owned by the mother of one of four boys found dead after a car crash.

Customers queued outside the shop after an appeal from staff.

Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Fitchett, and Hugo Morris, who were all Shrewsbury College students, died when their car left the road in Gwynedd.

Shrewsbury Town's head coach has also called for the local community to "pull together".

Crystal's Cupcakes, the bakery owned by Harvey Owen's mum Crystal, posted on social media the team had taken over for the time being and footfall had been down due to customers not visiting out of respect.

They urged people to still come and visit them and on Friday customers were queuing in the car park.

Sarah Reese bought two large boxes of tray bakes.

"It's a tragedy, as a mother I couldn't think of anything worse. Luckily she has the staff to keep it going because it is going to be the last thing on her mind for a very long time," she said.

Firefighter and regular customer Stuart said he had never seen the bakery so busy.

"I've never seen a queue out the door...I think it is brilliant what people have done here," he said.

Shrewsbury Town FC is due to hold a one-minute applause before its home match against Port Vale on Saturday.

Manager Matt Taylor said: "I can't begin to imagine how it feels, because I have a daughter of that age.

"It's been a tough week for the community of Shrewsbury.

"We all need to pull together now," he said.

Ella Broadley, a friend of Hugo Morris, has set up a fundraiser in memory of the four teenagers to raise money for Break and Road peace, who help support people bereaved and seriously injured in road accidents.

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