COVENTRY MESSAGE BOARD

An air ambulance pilot who landed on a Whitnash estate was told he ‘could not park there’ by a housing saleswoman



The air ambulance had been called to under-construction Mallory Grange at around 1.30pm on Sunday (January 28) following reports of a man who had suffered a cardiac arrest.

But when the crew touched down they were greeted by a saleswoman for Persimmon Homes who told them not to park there.

Onlooker Michael Bunting, who witnessed the incident, told the Observer he was shocked and lodged a complaint with the company.

“It took myself and a few other bystanders to lift the fence to get the crew through. At this point she is still giving the crew hassle about where they have landed.

“Every second counts and Persimmon Homes should have assisted wherever they could instead of obstructing.”

But Persimmon Homes say the saleswoman was doing her job and putting safety first.

dutchman wrote:I would make a point of always landing there in future, just to annoy them!

Persimmon incidentally was the biggest single beneficiary of the Tories recent house buying initiative, their shares rising in value by the same amount as the government subsidy to their customers.