07/01/2026
Can any of our Truck friends near Co Durham help Aaronโs family as they say goodbye to him? ๐๐
This is Aaron. He passed away in hospital on Boxing Day, four days after he was seriously injured on a farm where his friend lived ๐
Aaron dreamed of becoming a mechanic, and loved trucks, his dad said. And the popular teen made friends wherever he went.
On December 21 he went to play with a friend at the farm and police say Aaron was seriously injured when a John Deere Gator farm vehicle overturned.
Aaron was treated in hospital and his family clung on to the hope that he might recover. But tragically nothing could be done to save his life and he passed away four days later ๐
His family are now planning to lay the truck-loving teen to rest at a funeral that will celebrate his life โค๏ธ
Aaron's dad, Craig, said: "He was a loving 14-year-old boy. He had his whole life ahead of him.
"Aaron wouldn't want a morbid funeral. It's going to be bright colours and football strips. We want everything he was into."
Aaron and his family were regulars at the The Truck Show at Barnard Castle. The event's organiser, Stephen Hall, is now appealing to drivers to join a convoy of vehicles that will accompany Aaron to the crematorium when he is laid to rest next week โค๏ธ
Craig said: "It's been absolutely amazing. It's brought everyone together. We can't thank the trucking community enough. Having the trucks turn out for him is something he would have loved."
Such a terrible tragedy ๐ RIP Aaron