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Ambulance worker, 66, was killed when a rock was flung up from the tyres of a passing lorry in tragic accident as he was racing to 999 call, his family say
Jeremy Daw was sat in the passenger seat of an ambulance when rock kicked up from tyres into windscreen
The 66-year-old had returned to the front line to battle the coronavirus pandemic after retiring last year
The emergency worker who has been hailed as a hero died responding to a 999 call on A49 near Hereford
My husband first worked with Jack at Leominster ambulance station in 2008, Coun Hey said. Jack was by then already a vastly experienced paramedic – helping countless numbers of residents of Herefordshire and the wider West Midlands region in their hour of need. Jack was the quintessential paramedic – highly skilled, calm under pressure, compassionate and caring. Working in the emergency pre-hospital field for nearly 30 years is testament to Jack’s dedication to helping others. Away from his work, James told me that Jack always spoke fondly of his wife Dawn, their children and grandchildren. He was very knowledgeable and passionate about Roman history – he had been a member of the Ermine Street Guard and had a photo of himself in full Roman soldier’s uniform which he was very proud of.
Unfortunately, yesterday Jack, as he is known at the station to his close colleagues, passed away in a tragic incident. Nobody else was involved within the incident overall. It was an accident at this present moment in time. We are working with West Mercia Police to ensure that we can help them with the response to this incident. I would encourage anybody who did see the incident please come forward and contact West Mercia Police. Mr Hudson added that the service had received some unbelievable messages of condolence from across the country. Across the whole of the service everybody is mourning and also across the whole of the country really, he added.