Air ambulance lands in grounds of Northampton school for medical emergency

Crew assists East Midlands Ambulance Service with incident at private address
By Jack Duggan
Published 10th Jun 2020, 15:25 BST
Updated 12th Jun 2020, 09:42 BST
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An air ambulance landed in the grounds of a school in Northampton to assist with a medical emergency this afternoon (Wednesday, June 10).

The helicopter has landed in the field of Kingsley Primary School in Wallace Road, Kingsley Park, at around 2.45pm.

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A bystander reported crews from East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) and the air ambulance attended a house in Kenmuir Avenue.

The air ambulance in the grounds of Wallace Road Nursery School in Northampton. Photo: Mike Jones/TwitterThe air ambulance in the grounds of Wallace Road Nursery School in Northampton. Photo: Mike Jones/Twitter
The air ambulance in the grounds of Wallace Road Nursery School in Northampton. Photo: Mike Jones/Twitter

An EMAS spokesman said: "We received a call at 2.13pm today to a private address in Northampton to assist with a medical emergency.

"We sent a paramedic in an ambulance car, a crewed ambulance and the air ambulance."

The air ambulance left the scene at around 3.05pm.

Related topics:NorthamptonEast Midlands Ambulance Service

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