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That’s my ex instructor and the artic i learnt in :open_mouth: Hope he’s ok :confused:

A LORRY driver was airlifted to hospital after being crushed between his own truck and the wall of a toilet block.

The horror smash happened at the A12 truck stop at Boreham on Wednesday at about 3pm, leaving a 58-year-old man with serious trauma injuries.

An air ambulance was scrambled to the scene, along with two rapid response cars and an ambulance.

Air ambulance doctor Mike Donald said: "When we arrived we could see that the lorry had hit the toilet block, leaving the wall with considerable damage. The patient, a 58-year-old man, had been crushed between the lorry and the wall.

"He was conscious but in a lot of pain and distress. He had clearly suffered a fracture to his right leg, but my biggest concern was that he appeared to have suffered internal injuries to his chest and abdomen.

“We fully anaesthetised the patient and put him on life support. With the help of ambulance crews I carried out a surgical procedure on his chest and splinted his leg and pelvis.”

The victim, from Colchester, was flown to the Royal London Hospital, which specialises in treating major trauma cases.

“We requested that they have blood ready for the patient in case he needed a transfusion immediately upon arrival,” said Dr Donald.

“His condition was life threatening, but because we were able to treat him and get him to hospital so quickly, he was given the best possible chance to recover.”

Dr Donald praised the “excellent cooperation” between ambulance crews and police.

The patient is now in a serious but stable condition.

Police are still trying to establish what caused the crash.

That’s awful, fingers crossed for the feller.

Ahh i learnt with him to start with but didnt see eye to eye with him hope hes ok tho

That’s an awful accident. Ten out of ten to the medics who treated him.

I was parked up there today, noticed the wall and wondered what had happened.
Just hope he will be OK.

I’d heard about it but didn’t know who it was. I wonder what did more damage to the wall Kev or the truck, either way a big old unit.

Seriously though I hope he’s OK, I know he’s not everyone’s cup of tea but I got along just fine with him and he still remembered me a few years on.