An injured pensioner claims he was told to wait up to four hours for an ambulance to take him “100 yards” to the A&E department. Philip Jones had been taken to Southmead Hospital by a bus driver after he was accidently injured by the vehicle's closing doors, leaving him bleeding from a leg wound.
The 78-year-old boarded a First Bus from Catbrain Lane in Patchway when the incident happened. The former medic is prone to blood clots due to a heart condition so needed medical assistance.
Mr Jones told Bristol Live that the concerned bus driver contacted the emergency services but was told there would be a three to four-hour wait for an ambulance so decided to drop him off at A&E at Southmead Hospital. The pensioner said after the other passengers boarded another bus, the worried driver drove him to the main hospital entrance and rushed to find a medical staff.
