A POOL team will perform round the clock in memory of their friend, Adam Lumley who was killed in the triple fatal accident on the A350 in the summer.

Mr Lumley, 21, from Melksham, and his friend Craig Dicker, 23, were killed instantly when their Toyota MR2 flipped over and burst into flames.

Tamara-Jayne Sheppard, five, from Compton Bassett, was the third person left dead after the horrific accident.

Her brother Ben, seven, suffered severe injuries.

Three families were torn apart, but out of the tragedy, some new bonds have been forged.

Adam's brother Allen, 20, is a member of a pool team based at the Foresters Arms in Melksham. He and his friends have organised a 24-hour pool marathon to raise money for Tamara-Jayne's brother Ben.

Ben suffered severe spinal injuries in the crash on July 25. He faces spending Christmas in Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

Adam's mother Gill said: "We have been so touched by Ben's plight. We realise we have got it bad but the Sheppards have got it worse. We have suffered one death, they have suffered a death and have been left with a child who is crippled."

The pool team is sharpening its cues ready for the marathon event. Adam was a member of the team and played regularly in the weeks before the accident.

Landlady Debbie McHugh said she was finalising all the official business for the event.

She said: "We want to involve the whole pub and are hoping to organise a number of events to run alongside the pool marathon. It is really good to be doing something."

The pool players are expected to start the clock ticking on February 3 during the afternoon and will then stay, in a relay, on the table for 24 hours.

Mrs Lumley said: "We have had tremendous support from all our friends, everyone has been so good. We are now hoping to help someone else."

One of the trophies presented during the year to a winning team in the Melksham Pool League will be renamed the Adam Lumley Memorial Cup.