Prince William’s crew airlifts woman hit by police van on Royal’s final shift
Written by News on 28/07/2017
Prince William has taken part in the rescue of a woman in her 50s who was hit by a marked police van, on his last shift as an air ambulance pilot.
His East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) crew took the pedestrian, who was in a "life-threatening condition" after suffering severe head and leg injuries, to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.
A Norfolk Police spokesman said she was struck by a vehicle that had been sent to look for her after a 999 call relating to concerns for the safety of a woman who had been reported missing.
She remains in a critical condition in hospital, but nobody else was injured in the incident, in Hethel, near Norwich.
An EAAA spokesman said: "The EAAA crew, which last night included William, attended an incident south of Norwich which involved a road traffic collision-related injury, and a patient was treated at scene for severe head injuries then treated at Addenbrooke’s Hospital."
A Norfolk Police spokesman said: "Officers were in the area responding to a 999 call relating to concerns for the safety of a woman who had been reported missing.
"The road was closed while initial scene investigations were carried out…Norfolk Police has referred the matter to the Independent Police Complaints Commission."
The EAAA air ambulance, along with two ambulances, was sent to the scene after the incident was reported late on Thursday night.
A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) said: "They treated a woman in her 50s who had suffered serious head and leg injuries.
"She was airlifted to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in a life-threatening condition."
The woman was treated at the scene for complex serious head injuries and the air ambulance medical team administered a general anaesthetic.
They took control of her breathing before transferring her to Addenbrooke’s Hospital for further treatment.
The team returned to the Cambridge base at 1.30am.
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