WARWICKSHIRE Police are investigating a collision on the M6 today, Thursday 29 September, in which a man died.
The collision happened in the southbound carriageway between junction 4 and Corley services at about 9.25am and involved a grey Vauxhall Corsa, a silver Ford Focus. an orange Scania lorry and a white Renault lorry.
The driver of one of the lorries died as a result of the collision.
Officers investigating the incident would like to hear from anyone who witnessed it or saw any of the vehicles, and the manner in which they were being driven, before it occurred.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Warwickshire Police Operational Patrol Unit on 01788 541111 quoting incident 96 of 29 September.
Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance which attended the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “On arrival, crews discovered two HGVs and two cars that had been in collision in lane one of the motorway.
“The driver of one of the HGVs, a man, had suffered extremely serious injuries in the collision.
“Unfortunately it quickly became apparent that nothing could be done to save him and he was confirmed dead at the scene.
“The second lorry driver, also a man, was uninjured.
“One of the cars contained two men who were treated at the scene for minor injuries but they did not require hospital treatment.
“Neither did the driver of the second car, an elderly man, who was uninjured in the incident.”
West Midlands Ambulance Service sent an ambulance, a paramedic area support officer and the Trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team to the scene. The Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance also attended together with the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance.
A COLLISION between a motorbike and a car left one man needing a flight in an air ambulance yesterday.
The incident happened outside Stonydelph Lane in Wilnecote, Tamworth at around 5.15pm (Tuesday). Two ambulances, a community paramedic and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Tatenhill were sent to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “The motorcyclist, a 26-year-old man, sustained serious leg injuries and pelvic pain in the collision.
“Ambulance staff administered pain relief to the man to help ease his discomfort before working to carefully immobilise his injuries. Once stable, the man was transferred by land ambulance to the awaiting helicopter, which had landed in a nearby school, before being airlifted to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire.
“The driver of the car, a 25-year-old woman, was out of the car upon the arrival of ambulance staff but was suffering with neck pain. She was given pain relief before being immobilised with a neck collar and spinal board and taken to Good Hope Hospital by land ambulance.”
THREE ambulance staff were injured last night by the very people they were trying to help in Staffordshire.
At 9.00pm, an ambulance crew was called by the police to treat a man who had been injured after a fight in Newcastle. Whilst they treated the man for a head injury in the back of the ambulance, he started to become aggressive.
In an attempt to get off the ambulance, the man caused injuries to both staff resulting in the paramedic suffering a fractured hand and a technician receiving a facial injury. The man was arrested by police at the scene.
In the second incident, shortly after 10.30pm another ambulance crew responded to a man suffering breathing problems at an address in Lichfield.
Whilst transporting the man to Burton Hospital, he became agitated in the back of the ambulance and assaulted a technician causing facial injuries. The man was later arrested by police at hospital.
Paramedic receiving treatment in hospital for fractured hand. Image with thanks to WMAS.
Nick Henry, the Trust’s General Manager for Staffordshire and Arden said: “It is hugely disappointing that yet again our staff, who are there to help people in their hour of need, have once again become patients themselves.
“The Trust operates a zero tolerance policy against violence towards our staff and we will be doing everything in our power to help police prosecute these individuals.”
Staffordshire Police say that two males were arrested last night in connection with two separate assaults. Enquiries into these two incidents are on-going and both males remain in custody for questioning.
A WOMAN in Stratford has called 999 for an emergency ambulance as her feet hurt from a day shopping and she could not walk home. What did she want? A lift home.
Earlier this week, a dispatcher for West Midlands Ambulance Service vented her disbelief on Twitter about a recent caller.
There was no medical reason for her feet being sore, just that she had been on her feet all day!
This is the 999 call that was made.
Female-age 32 has just called 999 as her feet are hurting after being out shopping all day & wants a ride home ?#999abuse#notataxiservice
— Jo Bird (@wmasjobird) August 30, 2016
Calling 999 the woman said: “Erm, sorry about this but I’ve been on my feet all day and now my feet are hurting me so much that I can’t walk. They’re burning.”
She told how she had even rung the police for help and added: “I’ve just got two miles to walk home and I’m not going to make it in this condition.”
When she was told she wouldn’t be taken home, she replied: “What will you do then?”
A WMAS spokesman said: “The caller said that she had been on feet all day and couldn’t walk anymore as her feet were burning. She didn’t want to go to hospital as can’t get back but wants to go home.
“She became angry when advised we would not be taking her home or that we would take her home from hospital either.”
In the end the caller hung up after an exasperated call handler tried to explain to her if there was a medical reason why she couldn’t walk they would take her to A&E.
TWO air ambulances were sent to the scene of a collision yesterday morning which left a man and a woman seriously injured in Tamworth.
The incident happened on Bonehill Road in Tamworth at around 11.15am yesterday, Tuesday. Two ambulances, a paramedic area support officer, the Midlands Air Ambulance from Tatenhill and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance with a doctor on board were sent to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “The two car RTC had left the driver and passenger in one car trapped. The driver, a man in his 60s, had sustained multiple serious injuries. Ambulance staff and the doctor administered advanced pain relief and provided trauma care to the man whilst the fire service carefully worked to release him from the wreckage.
“Once out of the vehicle, the man was fully immobilised before being carried to the awaiting air ambulance, which had landed in a nearby field, which flew him to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire.
“The woman passenger, also in her 60s, had numerous fractures and also required advanced pain relief from ambulance staff whilst they tended to her injuries. Once the fire service had extricated her from the car, she too was fully immobilised and airlifted to the same hospital.
“The driver of the second car, a man, had managed to get out of the vehicle and was walking wounded with less serious injuries. He was taken to Good Hope Hospital by land ambulance as a precaution due to the damage caused in the collision.”
Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance which attended the scene.
A ROAD traffic collision involving a car and a HGV this afternoon saw one man airlifted and two others requiring hospital treatment.
The incident happened on the A38 heading towards Birmingham near Bassetts Pole at around 1.30pm today, Tuesday. Two ambulances, three senior paramedic officers and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance with a doctor on board were sent to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Upon arrival ambulance staff found a HGV and a car which had been involved in a collision. The car, which had ended up further down the carriageway against the central reservation barrier, sustained serious damage.
“An off duty doctor was on scene providing initial medical care to the patients. The rear seat passenger of the car, a man in his 20s, had managed to crawl out of the rear window before emergency services arrived and was found on the grass verge. Upon assessment, ambulance staff found the man with abdominal pain.
“He was given trauma care before being immobilised and carried to the awaiting air ambulance, which had landed on the carriageway, before being airlifted to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire for further trauma care.
“The driver of the car, a man in his 50s, sustained a suspected fractured arm and neck tenderness. Ambulance staff administered treatment to the man whilst the fire service worked to extricate him from the wreckage. Once freed, the man was immobilised before being taken to Heartlands Hospital by land ambulance.
“The front seat passenger, a 32-year-old man, suffered chest injuries. He was administered pain relief whilst the fire service worked around the team of ambulance staff to release him from the car. The man was then taken by land ambulance to Good Hope Hospital.
TWO men have been injured after a two vehicle collision left one van on its side in Kingsbury this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the Kingsbury Road, near to the Oil Terminal at 6.45am today, Friday.
Two ambulances and a paramedic area support officer attended, along with Warwickshire Police and Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service.
The collision involved two vehicles, a silver Ford transit van and a black Audi A4.
The driver of the van, a man in his fifties, suffered serious injuries and has been transferred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham for treatment.
The driver of the Audi, a man in his forties, suffered a hand injury and was taken to the George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Crews arrived to find a van on its side and a car with significant damage following a collision. The van driver, a man in his 50s, was trapped in the vehicle due to the position it had landed. Upon assessment ambulance staff found he had sustained neck and pelvic pain and was given pain relief before the fire service worked around them to release the man from the van. Once extricated, he was immobilised with a neck collar and spinal board before being taken to Heartlands Hospital for further care.
“The car driver, a man believed to be in his 40s, was described as ‘walking wounded’ and had suffered a hand injury and general aches and pains. He was treated by ambulance staff before being taken by land ambulance to George Eliot Hospital as a precaution.”
Police investigating the incident would like to hear from anyone who witnessed it or saw either vehicle, and the manner in which they were being driven, before the collision occurred.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Warwickshire Police on 101 quoting incident 54 of 17 June.
WEST Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) has awarded a multi-million pound contract to O&H Vehicle Conversions (‘O&H’) to supply the Trust with over 200 of the most technically advanced and efficient ambulances ever.
After a competitive tender WMAS has awarded the £21m contract to supply 220 double-crewed, front line ambulances over the next four years. WMAS is one of the few ambulance trusts to rigidly follow a five year front line fleet replacement policy.
WMAS Fleet Services General Manager, Tony Page, said: “Along with our staff, our emergency vehicles are our most important assets. The five year replacement policy means our staff are able to respond in a modern, good quality ambulance fleet that is reliable and efficient and as comfortable as possible for patients.
“We have been working with our staff and O&H to come up with an innovative design that will mean better working conditions for staff which will translate into it being easier to provide good quality care to patients in their hour of need.
“As well as looking at the layout of the vehicles, the ideas that O&H put into their tender were first rate. Issues such as how to reduce weight are first class. The weight saving means that they will be easier to drive, more fuel efficient, cut CO2 emissions and suffer less wear and tear, which ultimately saves money that can be reinvested in recruiting more paramedics, which can only be a good thing for patients.
“We are looking at introducing Lithium Ion battery technology, solar panels as well as lighter, stronger aerospace-type build materials that will allow us to redesign the saloon that will make the lives of our staff considerably easier.
Commenting on the 220-ambulance award from WMAS, O&H Vehicle Conversions sales and marketing director Lee Bott says: “We look forward to supporting West Midlands Ambulance Service’s strategic objectives with a best-in-class fleet founded on engineering innovation and manufacturing excellence.”
WMAS covers an area of 5,000 square mile, with a population of 5.5 million. It was the only English ambulance trust to exceed every performance metric in 2015-16.
