When a brass band decided to raise money for the Surrey Air Ambulance, they could never have imagined that one of their members would need its help so soon. But that’s just what happened when cornet player Chris Powell fell off his mountain bike and broke his neck.
One lunchtime, Celtic fan Gordon decided to play five-a-side football with some colleagues. But during the kickabout, the 48-year-old father-of-one complained of chest pains and was forced to pull out. The non-smoker then suffered a cardiac arrest, having had no history of heart trouble.
Red spells danger and for keen cyclist Philip Jones the scene of his accident could not have been more apt. The 50-year-old quantity surveyor was enjoying a day off work and decided to ride his mountain bike from Redhill to Reigate. But as he circled a roundabout outside Donyngs Recreation Centre in Linkfield Lane, Redhill, he was hit by an elderly motorist travelling behind him.
