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| Thames Ambulance in fatal collision with HGV | Thames Ambulance in fatal collision with HGV |
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| An ambulance driver and his 84-year-old patient have died in a crash with a lorry. | An ambulance driver and his 84-year-old patient have died in a crash with a lorry. |
| The private ambulance was transporting a female patient at the time of the collision on the A16 between Sibsey and Boston, Lincolnshire on Wednesday. | The private ambulance was transporting a female patient at the time of the collision on the A16 between Sibsey and Boston, Lincolnshire on Wednesday. |
| Police confirmed the deaths of the driver, 60, from the Sleaford area, and the woman, from Skegness, on Thursday. | Police confirmed the deaths of the driver, 60, from the Sleaford area, and the woman, from Skegness, on Thursday. |
| Operators Thames Ambulance said the vehicle was travelling from Skegness Hospital to Pilgrim Hospital in Boston. | Operators Thames Ambulance said the vehicle was travelling from Skegness Hospital to Pilgrim Hospital in Boston. |
| Police would like to speak to any witnesses or anyone who has dash cam footage of the incident. | |
| The ambulance operator said they driver had only been with them for 15 months. | |
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| In a statement, Thames Ambulance said: "Our colleague had only been with us 15 months but in that time had become a trusted and valued member of our relief team. He will be truly missed. | |
| "Our sincere sympathies and condolences are extended to both our colleagues and his passenger's family and friends." |