By Press Association 2021
Emergency Services Stock
An ambulance technician has died after an object struck his vehicle’s windscreen as he was responding to a 999 call in Herefordshire.
The incident took place at 8am on Saturday at the junction of Moreton Road and the A49, near the village of Moreton on Lugg, north of Hereford.
The technician, who was the front passenger of the vehicle, died at the scene, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
His crewmate, who was driving the ambulance, was also injured.
Fatal incident involving ambulance crew in Herefordshire https://t.co/OddkJZxfjM
West Mercia Police said the ambulance was travelling towards Leominster at the time of the incident.
AN AMBULANCE technician has tragically died whilst on duty this morning. The ambulance crew were on route to a 999 call when an object struck the ambulance’s windscreen at 8am. It happened at the junction of Moreton Road and the A49 in Herefordshire. Multiple resources attended the scene, which included two emergency ambulance crews, paramedic officers, the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham and two Mercia Accident Rescue Service doctors. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Sadly, despite everyone’s best efforts, nothing could be done to save our colleague, who was the front passenger, and he was confirmed dead at the scene.
West Midlands Ambulance Service staff devastated after technician dies on duty STAFF and medics at West Midlands Ambulance Service have been left devastated following the death of an ambulance service technician who died on duty in an incident this morning. An ambulance crew were on route to a 999 call when an object struck the ambulance’s windscreen at 8am in Herefordshire. Two emergency ambulance crews, paramedic officers, the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham and two Mercia Accident Rescue Service doctors attended the scene at the junction of Moreton Road and the A49 but the technician, a front seat passenger in the ambulance, died at the scene.
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A West Midlands Ambulance Service technician has died whilst on duty in Herefordshire this morning.
The ambulance crew were on route to a 999 call when an object struck the ambulance’s windscreen at around 8 am. It happened at the junction of Moreton Road and the A49.
Multiple resources attended the scene, which included two emergency ambulance crews, paramedic officers, the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham and two Mercia Accident Rescue Service doctors. Credit: Snapper SK
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Sadly, despite everyone’s best efforts, nothing could be done to save our colleague, who was the front passenger, and he was confirmed dead at the scene.
By Press Association 2021
Emergency Services Stock
An ambulance technician has died after an object struck his vehicle’s windscreen as he was responding to a 999 call in Herefordshire.
The incident took place at 8am on Saturday at the junction of Moreton Road and the A49, near the village of Moreton on Lugg, north of Hereford.
The technician, who was the front passenger of the vehicle, died at the scene, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
His crewmate, who was driving the ambulance, was also injured.
Fatal incident involving ambulance crew in Herefordshire https://t.co/OddkJZxfjM
West Mercia Police said the ambulance was travelling towards Leominster at the time of the incident.