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A GoFundMe campaign has launched in support of a mother who underwent a double amputation after the Westboro Station bus crash that killed three and left more than 20 others with serious injuries.

The campaign, on behalf of Marcie Stevens, was started by her husband’s coworker, according to the GoFundMe page. As of Wednesday afternoon, it had raised more than $18,000 from 360 donors.

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“This tragedy has changed their family life forever and we want to help in any way we can,” reads the page description.

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Stevens, a mother of two, was rushed to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries and underwent a double amputation after the crash on Jan. 11. She remains there awaiting further surgeries, according to the campaign page.

“We are so thankful for this,” wrote Catherine Cleland, sister-in-law of Stevens, in a Facebook exchange with this newspaper. “It is absolutely wonderful to see how much a community can come together in times of need … They are so blessed.”