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The scene on 23 May 2017 at Manchester Arena after reports of an explosion at the venue (PA)
A police chief has apologised “unreservedly” for failings by Greater Manchester Police in the emergency services response to the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing.
Deputy Chief Constable Ian Pilling gave evidence at the public inquiry into the attack, which killed 22 people.
He began by offering condolences to those affected by the events which took place in May 2017. He went on to address the failings of GMP, particularly in coordinating with other emergency services such as the fire and rescue service and paramedics.
Police officer frustrated by ambulance service response on night of Manchester Arena bombing, public inquiry told
Another officer said he didn t have adequate first aid training for an incident of the Arena attack s magnitude
First responders carry advertising hoardings as makeshift stretchers to victims (Image: Arena Inquiry)
A police officer who was at the scene three minutes after the Manchester Arena bomb detonated told the public inquiry into the atrocity he felt frustration on the night by the response of the ambulance service.
British Transport Police (BTP) Sergeant Matthew Martin, then a constable, was in a patrol car on Deansgate near the Hilton Hotel with a colleague when they heard a police call for urgent assistance .