Bath 999 drama after lorry hits wall
A quick-thinking paramedic and staff from Bath Leisure Centre came to the rescue of a driver after his lorry crashed into a wall.
The drama began after the man's lorry crashed on North Parade this afternoon.
The firat paramedic on the scene discovered the victim, a man in his 50s, had suffered a cardiac arrest.
With the help of bystanders and staff from the nearby Bath Leisure Centre he was quickly released from his vehicle and given life support treatment at the scene.
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He was rushed to Bath's Royal United Hospital by ambulance and taken immediately into resuscitation.
The man, who has not been named, is not thought to be in a critical condition.
It is not clear at this stage whether the man suffered the cardiac arrest before his lorry hit the wall.
The paramedic said: "The patient continued to receive advanced life support on scene and en route to the RUH once an ambulance crew had arrived - the result was that patient had what is termed a return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) on arrival at hospital, where he was taken straight into resus."
North Parade was shut between Pulteney Road and Pierrepont Street while police carried out investigations.
Comments
by 1MVBR
Friday, December 21 2012, 4:32PM
“Further down what incline, Ilovespaniels?
It's not a lorry, and I can't see any reason to call it one unless someone's trying to sensationalise what looks like a very minor, single-vehicle collision.”
by tomsjan
Thursday, December 20 2012, 4:05PM
“Technically it is a Pick Up Truck, not a lorry or a van. He probably fell asleep waiting for the traffic to move but whatever the cause I hope he makes a speedy recovery.”
by Ilovespaniels
Thursday, December 20 2012, 1:33PM
“Maybe there was a lorry further down the incline ? Wishing the driver a speedy recovery and home for Christmas.”
by 1MVBR
Thursday, December 20 2012, 12:50PM
“Still doesn't look like a lorry to me. It even seems to have the word 'van' written on the back of it, which might be a clue as to what it is.
Still, 'lorry' makes it sound more sensational, doesn't it?”
by clarysage50
Wednesday, December 19 2012, 1:07PM
“There seems to be a spate of cars/vans/lorries crashing into walls recently - this morning a car has smashed into a garden wall at the roundabout with Lansdown Lane, Weston .......hopefully all escaped serious injury. Such accidents are pretty awful at any time of year, but, at Christmas, it is especially sad.”