{"id":142141,"date":"2023-09-25T19:24:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T19:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=142141"},"modified":"2023-09-25T19:24:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T19:24:07","slug":"paramedic-reveals-he-found-a-woman-writhing-in-pain-in-crashed-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/world-news\/paramedic-reveals-he-found-a-woman-writhing-in-pain-in-crashed-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramedic reveals he found a woman &apos;writhing in pain&apos; in crashed car"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Paramedic reveals how he found a woman &#8216;writhing in pain&#8217; after the car she was in with her partner crashed off a motorway and lay undiscovered for three days<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lamara Bell, 25, and John Yuill, 28, were in a crash on the M9 on July 5, 2015\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They lay for three days after a control room operator failed to log a 101 call<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A paramedic has told an inquiry how he found a woman &#8216;writhing in pain&#8217; shortly before her death after she and her partner spent three days lying undiscovered inside a crashed car off a motorway.<\/p>\n<p>Lamara Bell, 25, and John Yuill, 28, were involved in a serious crash on the M9 near Stirling on July 5, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The couple had been on a camping trip with friends to Lochearnhead, Stirling, and were making their way back to Falkirk.<\/p>\n<p>They\u00a0lay in their Renault Clio for three days before being discovered, after a police control room operator failed to log a 101 call reporting the crash. Mr Yuill was found dead at the scene by a farmer on July 8 while Ms Bell was still alive and calling for help.<\/p>\n<p>A missing persons investigation was launched after the families of Mr Yuill and Miss Bell reported them missing when they failed to return home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/18\/75743517-12559099-Helpless_Lamara_Bell_lay_trapped_in_the_car_for_three_days-a-7_1695664750839.jpg\" height=\"886\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Helpless: Lamara Bell lay trapped in the car for three days before she was discovered by a passing farmer. A control room operator had failed to dispatch a 101 call to emergency services<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/18\/75568397-12559099-Severe_head_trauma_John_Yuill-a-8_1695664756555.jpg\" height=\"560\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Her partner John Yuill, 28, died of severe head trauma as a result of the crash<\/p>\n<p>James Stewart, 55, was one of the first paramedics at the scene after the couple were discovered by a farmer on Wednesday July 8.<\/p>\n<p>Giving evidence at the Fatal Accident Inquiry at Falkirk Sheriff Court, he said Miss Bell seemed &#8216;confused and incomprehensible&#8217; and had been &#8216;writhing in pain&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Stewart, then a service area manager for the Scottish Ambulance Service, assessed Miss Bell, putting her at a nine on the Glasgow Coma Scale and said she would only move after stimulus had been applied.<\/p>\n<p>The paramedic, who retired from the ambulance service in 2018, also said Miss Bell seemed &#8216;hypothermic&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Advocate depute Gavin Anderson KC asked Mr Stewart how he knew Miss Bell was hypothermic, as he was not able to check her temperature.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Stewart said: &#8216;It was touch really. To touch her skin &#8211; it was cold. That was one indication.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It could (also) have been the colour of her skin as well.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Later on Monday, the inquiry heard from Sergeant Ruth Aitchison.<\/p>\n<p>She said that Traffic Scotland, which monitors motorways in Scotland for incidents, confirmed there had been no reports of any accidents on the M9 at that time.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Anderson asked Sgt Aitchison if road searches were able to take place at the crash location, would officers have been able to search the crash site on foot.<\/p>\n<p>Sgt Aitchison said: &#8216;Yes.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/19\/75743519-12559099-Crash_scene_Police_at_the_embankment-a-9_1695664862930.jpg\" height=\"314\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Crash scene: Police at the embankment<\/p>\n<p>The inquiry then heard from forensic scientist Richard Valance who assessed the damage to the car following the accident.<\/p>\n<p>The inquiry heard Mr Yuill had hit a parking bay when the couple arrived at Broxden Services, on the outskirts of Perth, on the morning of Sunday July 5 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The inquiry was shown CCTV footage of the car hitting the bay with some force, but not enough to damage the tyres so significantly the journey could no longer continue.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Yuill and Miss Bell travelled a further 30 miles to the site where the car eventually crashed.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Vallance said in his report that there was evidence of &#8216;poor maintenance&#8217; of the tyres.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the inquiry heard how witness Robert Findlay had climbed down a motorway embankment and called the emergency services upon discovering that Miss Bell and Mr Yuill were trapped inside the car.<\/p>\n<p>The FAI comes after the family of Ms Bell was awarded more than \u00a31 million in damages from Police Scotland in a civil settlement in December 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Three months previously, the force was fined \u00a3100,000 at the High Court in Edinburgh after it pleaded guilty to health and safety failings which &#8216;materially contributed&#8217; to Ms Bell&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>Police Scotland Chief Constable Sir Iain Livingstone apologised to the families following the court case.<\/p>\n<p>The inquiry before Sheriff James Williamson continues.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12559099\/Paramedic-reveals-woman-writhing-pain-car-partner-crashed-motorway-lay-undiscovered-three-days.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paramedic reveals how he found a woman &#8216;writhing in pain&#8217; 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