Ahead of the forthcoming Bank Holiday, the South Western Ambulance Service’s dedicated Motorcycle Response Unit has teamed up with police forces across the region in a bid to deal with road traffic collisions more efficiently. This is to triage incidents effectively and open roads more quickly.

The specialist unit, a team of four paramedics with advanced motorcycle response training, base themselves throughout the region at strategic points on the major roads and motorways and can deploy at a moment’s notice, particularly at peak and busy times.

Since the start of the summer getaway SWASFT’s motorcycle paramedics have been working directly with the police with the aim of assessing incidents more quickly. This aims to benefit public and other services and agencies, resulting in quick assessment for those needing medial help and potentially fewer traffic delays.