Ambulance 'failure' played role in motorbike death

The decease of a motorcyclist who had to hold astir an hr for a paramedic pursuing a clang was caused successful portion by "failure" successful the effect clip of an ambulance service, a coroner said.

Aaron Morris, 31, died astir six hours aft his motorbike collided with a car connected 1 July 2022 successful Esh Winning, adjacent Durham.

Coroner Crispin Oliver was told it took 54 minutes for an ambulance to get to clang owed to precocious demand.

He heard grounds from 1 adept who suggested Mr Morris's accidental of endurance had been arsenic precocious arsenic 95% had helium been treated successful a timely manner.

The North East Ambulance Service's people for accomplishment astatine a country was 18 minutes.

During the inquest, astatine Crook successful County Durham, the coroner heard an aerial ambulance could person been sent to the country earlier, but this did not happen.

He said a specializer paramedic, known arsenic a objective squad person (CTL), was not deployed to the crash.

Mr Oliver said: "It is highly apt that Aaron Morris would person survived had disposable specializer aesculapian attraction been applied successful a timely manner."

He added specified attraction had not occurred speedily owed to "overstretched resources" and the nonaccomplishment to deploy a CTL to the crash.

The inquest besides heard that Mr Morris's large wife, Samantha, came crossed the country of the clang portion returning from a infirmary appointment.

It was besides told the father-of-five experienced a cardiac apprehension successful the ambulance, which Samantha directed to the infirmary due to the fact that the operator did not cognize the way.

Mr Oliver concluded: "Aaron Morris died from injuries sustained successful a roadworthy postulation collision and nonaccomplishment of the effect of the ambulance service, contributed to by neglect."

Additional reporting by PA Media.