The accident featured in the local and national press, much of the coverage giving prominence to Sister Adsetts, a member of the Silverwood medical team who, working with members of the Rotherham Mines Rescue team, tended the injured as they were brought from the wreckage.
In the local and national press, the accident was prominently featured, with significant attention paid to Sister Adsetts, a member of the Silverwood medical team who, collaborating with members of the Rotherham Mines Rescue team, cared for the wounded as they were extracted from the wreckage.