Type of incident - Motorcycle Incident
Date of incident - 07/10/06
Time - 11am
Location - A20, Charing, Kent

Sadly from time to time real life stories do not always have happy endings and even the specialised skills of our medical crews, sometimes we are unable to save a patients life. This is a story about one such incident.

Chris Sim was involved in a serious motorcycle accident in October 2006 in Kent. His bike was in collision with a car and although the Air Ambulance was called, Chris’s injuries were just too severe and sadly he died at the scene.

His mother, Angela Sim was like all bereaved parents devastated. She has written a moving book of poems in memory of her son, following her thoughts and emotions for the first year after his tragic death.

The Air Ambulance’s story is usually a positive one about saving life but since the two helicopters and their crews attend some of the most serious medical emergencies there will always be times when the outcome is not what we would have wished. We hope that for those people who have lost a loved one the poems in this book will help them.

If you would like to obtain a copy of this book, you can either do so by visiting your local Waterstones Book Shop or send your details by email to website@kaat.org.uk and we will forward them to Chris’s mother, the author of this book.

The cost of the book is £5 and all proceeds, at Angela’s request will go to the Kent Air Ambulance.

 

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