PEDESTRIAN FATALLY INJURED IN ROSS ON WYE
A man has died following a collision involving a HGV and a pedestrian in Ross On Wye yesterday (Wednesday).
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called at 5.38pm to the A40 in Whitchurch, Ross On Wye. Two ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Midland Air Ambulance Charity Helicopter from Strensham attended the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Upon arrival we found a man who was the pedestrian being cared for by bystanders.
“Unfortunately, it became clear that nothing more could be done to save him and he was confirmed deceased by ambulance staff at the scene.”
“The driver of the lorry did not require treatment from ambulance staff.”
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is an independent healthcare provider. We work in close partnership with NHS Ambulance Services, including West Midlands Ambulance Service and South Western Ambulance Service, to deliver advanced pre-hospital emergency care across the six counties we serve, as well as supporting national responses during major incidents. We are dispatched to cases of the highest severity, where our Critical Care Paramedics and HEMS Doctors – deployed by helicopter or critical care car – work alongside NHS ambulance crews at the scene. Together, we provide specialist interventions, bringing hospital-level emergency medicine directly to incidents in our communities and workplaces when it is needed most.
