Tributes have been paid to a 66-year-old ambulance worker who was killed after an object hit the windscreen of his vehicle yesterday.
Jeremy Daw, known by his friends as Jack, died at the junction of Moreton Road and the A49 in Herefordshire yesterday morning.
A colleague described him as 'one of life's good guys'.
The former paramedic, who had returned to the service in order to help out during the Covid-19 pandemic, was sitting in the front passenger seat of the vehicle when the object struck.
His crewmate, who was behind the wheel at the time, was also injured.
In tribute to Mr Daw, the West Midlands Ambulance Service emergency operations delivery director Nathan Hudson said: "He was a remarkable character. He was one of life's good guys and he will be sorely missed in and around Hereford."
Speaking of the incident, Hudson confirmed: "We had a 999 call where the crew responded yesterday shortly before 8am.
"About a minute after eight we had a 999 call to say the crew had been involved in an incident, whereby an object of some description had gone through and pierced the windscreen and one of the crew members were unconscious.
"The driver of the vehicle, who was also injured, was able to get out and try and help and support Jack because he was unconscious and started life-saving treatment to try and resuscitate him."
He added: "We don't think this was malicious, we think this is a tragic accident."
West Mercia Police confirmed that the ambulance was travelling to an emergency near to Leominster at the time of the incident.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "Sadly, despite everyone's best efforts, nothing could be done to save our colleague, who was the front passenger, and he was confirmed dead at the scene.
"His crewmate, the driver, was also injured in the incident. He has received treatment at hospital and has subsequently been discharged."
Members of the ambulance service, as well as the Midlands Air Ambulance and paramedic officers attended the scene of the incident.
West Midlands Ambulance Service chief executive Anthony Marsh said: "This is truly awful news, and my thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends, and colleagues of those involved at this very difficult time.
"I am enormously proud of all the staff and the university students as part of their clinical placement that worked so hard and professionally to try to save our colleague. I am sorry that despite their best efforts, he could not be saved."
West Mercia Police have appealed for anyone who might have seen the incident or be in possession of dashboard camera footage to contact them by calling 101 and quoting the incident reference 00101i of 24 April.
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