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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Paul Byrne & Amelia Shaw

Pensioner with fractured pelvis helped by RNLI volunteers in 6 hour wait for ambulance

A pensioner who fell and fractured his pelvis was cared for by RNLI volunteers as he waited almost six hours for an ambulance.

And when he finally arrived at hospital he faced an almost seven hour delay before being admitted because of a queue of emergency vehicles at A&E.

Tom Parry, 73, was walking home when he slipped on a patch of wet grass at 2pm.

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