Paramedic Rushes to Accident Site To Discover Own Son Was Involved in Crash

A paramedic who rushed to an accident site was shocked to find it was his teenager son who was involved in the car crash and was seriously injured. 

NZ Herald reported that Philip Butler, a St John officer, received a work call to attend a collision on State Highway 1, just north of Auckland, on January 23.

He had already ignored numerous calls from his wife and when he finally picked up his phone, just a few seconds before arriving at the scene, he learned that it was his 14-year-old son, Benjamin and his brother-in-law, who had been involved in the crash.

When he stepped out of the ambulance, his worst nightmare was realised when he saw both his family members sprawled out on the asphalt highway. “The worst thing any emergency service person could go to is your own family and not even know it,” Mr Butler told NZ Herald.

It was learned that Benjamin was riding pillion (passenger) on a motorbike with his uncle Andrew Allen when the rear wheel burst and both of them shot towards oncoming traffic. Benjamin, who suffers from mild case of Aspergers syndrome, was flung from the bike headfirst. The impact tore the helmet off his head as his head hit the ground a second time. Stuff.co.nz reported that the teenager suffered a broken collar bone and a serious concussion in the crash.

Meanwhile, Mr Allen, who made a risky manoeuvre in an effort to catapult Benjamin from the motorbike and into safety, was also thrown awkwardly from the bike. He suffered 14 breaks in seven ribs, a punctured lung and fractured collar bone, scapula and shoulder blade.

Seeing their condition, Mr Butler was unable to treat his son for fear of the worst so, a fellow paramedic assessed Benjamin, but he tended to his brother-in-law. “I could hear Benjamin screaming, so I knew he was with it,” Mr Butler said. He took over treatment of his son when they were airlifted into a Westpac Rescue Helicopter and were on their way to hospital.

Both are still recovering from their injuries.

Source: Dailymail.co.uk