Fund-raisers will use the Easter weekend to raise cash for a hospital which helped a Worthing teenager recover from a horrific car smash.

Andrew Hill, 14, was a passenger in a family friend's car when it crashed, propelling him through a window on to the A27 in Worthing.

Now, his family and staff at the pub where he worked as a kitchen hand, have organised a series of fund-raising events to help patients at Guy's Hospital, London, where he spent three weeks.

Andrew's mother Lesley spoke of her ordeal ahead of the fund-raiser, which takes place over the Easter weekend at the Coach and Horses pub near her home in the Clapham area of Worthing.

She said: "I just went into shock. I had raced to Worthing Hospital and was greeted by two police officers - I thought 'Oh my god, he's dead'.

"They said he had been thrown through the windscreen and would not let me see him.

"They said he was on a breathing machine and having a brain scan.

"You just go into automatic pilot or robot mode. All your emotions are pushed to one side. I kept thinking 'Why am I not crying? Why am I not crying?'

"When I saw Andrew, his head was the size of a football.

"His mouth was smashed open and I could see into his jaw. But you look beyond that because it's your son.

"Andrew was taken by ambulance to Guy's intensive care ward and needed a special team for his face injuries. They were marvellous."

Andrew, a pupil at Our Lady of Sion, Worthing, was released from hospital in January and is now seeking counselling.

He said: "I fractured my left eye socket, had lacerations to my face, my upper jaw was fractured and my cheek bones and nose were broken.

"I had bruising to my brain and blood on my brain.

"Five of my ribs were broken, my lungs were bruised, my pelvis was broken in three places and I broke four teeth.

"The whole Sunday is a complete blank. I do not remember anything. I'm getting better but I have quite a lot of pain in my hips.

"I used to play sports and go round town after school but I can't do that too much now."

Coach and Horses landlady Nichola Del Nevo said: "Before Andrew had the accident we put a petition to the borough council to try to kill the speed on the A27.

"We wanted the 40mph speed limit to go past the pub and the bus stop.

"Personally, I have gone out to so many accidents near here.

"After Andrew's accident, Lesley asked me to help raise money for Guy's because it's reliant on charity work.

"The emphasis of the Easter events is on Andrew's accident, the charity and killing the speed."

A children's disco and talent show will run from noon to 3pm on Good Friday, followed by an egg painting competition and an egg hunt at the same times on Easter Sunday.

Easter Monday will feature an auction at 8pm and a band playing through the afternoon.