YOUNG farmers formed a convoy of 112 tractors for charity following a car crash which killed one member and left another man fighting for his life.

Stokesley Young Farmers Club's tractor run raised more than £3,000 to pay for a neuro chair for the James Cook University Hospital’s intensive care and high dependency unit.

They decided to raise funds for the chair, which helps patients’ struggling with mobility and adapts to their needs, after a car accident in April, which left agricultural engineer Jonathan Chapman critically injured. He died in hospital, three days after his 20th birthday.

Also injured in the accident, between Crathorne and Hutton Rudby, was John Noble, from Stokesley. The 20-year-old was recently re-admitted to intensive care unit at James Cook, where he remains.

Last Sunday (July 19) the young farmers turned out in force to raise money for the unit where Mr Noble is being treated and in memory of vintage tractor enthusiast Mr Chapman.

Alicia Martin, from Stokesley YFC, said: “It was quite a turn-out, I think because of the cause."

The convoy left Maltby Grange Farm, near Hilton and headed towards Seamer, through Great Ayton to Chop Gate and Carlton Bank, before returning to Maltby, where the fundraising continued with a barbecue and live music.

AR Fuels in Stokesley are helping continue to raise further funds by donating £10 every time the convoy’s participants place an order for fuel.