Pengethley fatal crash caused by paramedic’s flashback

Medical experts agreed that the hallucination could have been caused by post traumatic stress disorder.

Mr Lilwall was due to stand trial charged with causing the death by dangerous or careless driving, but the charges were dropped in October 2022.

The assistant coroner for Herefordshire, Roland Wooderson, concluded that Mr Allen and Mr Ralph, who had worked together as lorry drivers in Ledbury, died as a result of a road traffic accident.

Their families remembered their loved ones as “great guys” and “gentle giants who wouldn’t hurt a fly”.

Jason Wiles from WMAS admitted it had been a “missed opportunity” regarding the apology and said it had changed its policy to ensure staff had a break of at least 11 hours between shifts following the crash.

He said the deaths of Mr Allen and Mr Ralph were “absolutely tragic”.