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Air ambulance hit by break down
HAMPSHIRE'S air ambulance was grounded by engine trouble after arriving at the scene of a serious road accident yesterday.
The breakdown prevented the helicopter from collecting the casualty, who had to be taken to hospital by a conventional ambulance.
The accident involved a scooter rider who suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries in an incident with a car on the A35, west of Lyndhurst.
Police said the helicopter was about to fly the casualty to Southampton General Hospital when it was prevented from taking off.
A South Central Ambulance Service spokesman said that the malfunction did not affect the patient's condition.
5:27pm Saturday 15th March 2008
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