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Amelia Shaw & Nathan Bevan

Pensioner who 'did the splits' and fractured his pelvis spent agonising 12 hours waiting for treatment

A pensioner who fractured his pelvis after he "did the splits" slipping on wet grass was left waiting more than 12 hours for treatment.

73-year-old Tom Parry, who also split his groin and tore ligaments in the fall on the afternoon of Saturday, December 4, had to endure a unbearable six hours before paramedics arrived.

He then spent another five hours stuck in the back of ambulance outside the hospital.

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