UPDATED - Police appeal to trace teacher on a bus who helped deliver CPR at fatal collision near Louth
(UPDATE: Police have thanked all who shared their appeal. They have now located the woman.)
Police are appealing to trace a woman, thought to be a teacher, who tried to save a man’s life at the scene of a fatal collision near Louth.
Lincolnshire Police say they are trying to make contact with a woman who was at the scene of the fatal collision on Grimsby Road close to the Fairfield roundabout on the A16 near Louth on Monday (July 6).
“She was one of the first on scene helping to administer CPR to the man who sadly died,” according to a police spokesperson.
“It is believed that she was a teacher who was wearing a black top, and had got off a bus to help. Before anyone could speak with her, she had got back on to the bus and went on her way.”
They added: “Our East Midlands Ambulance Service unit colleagues couldn’t praise her enough for the assistance she’d offered on the day.
“We’d really like to speak with her to pass on our thanks, check on her welfare, as someone first on scene, and to know whether she witnessed the collision take place. She may hold vital information for our investigation into the precise circumstances surrounding this sad outcome.”
If you are that lady, or may know who she is, then you are asked to get in touch with the investigating officer, Detective Sergeant Melissa Ablitt, via the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on: [email protected], quoting ‘Incident 301 of July 6’ or call 101.
Police previously reported they were ‘saddened’ to confirm a man had died following the collision involving a silver Renault Megane and a red Volkswagen Transporter, reported to emergency services at around 2.35pm.
They said: “The driver of the Renault, a man in his 70s, died at the scene. His family is being supported by specially trained officers at this difficult time.
"The passenger of the Renault was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the Volkswagen sustained minor injuries.”