At 6:30am on Wednesday 29th May, an employee from Lancing Business Park suffered a health issue, whilst driving their car along Chartwell Road into Marlborough Road.
LBP is very sorry to report that the driver then crashed into a fence at Paula Rosa Manhattan. However, luck was on driver's side, as the point of impact meant that help was immediately on hand at this early stage of the morning.
Opposite in the loading bay was an L&S Waste Management HGV and a learner driver with their tutor, and seconds after the crash Mike Nea of CJS Landscapes arrived on the scene. All parties immediately jumped into action, with the L&S Driver alerting the Emergency Services, whilst Mike called for help from Paula Rosa Manhattan.
Six employees from Paula Rosa Manhattan came running with their defibrillator in hand. Everyone worked together to pull the driver from the car so he could be laid on the ground, to enable Chris Chapman and Ryan Greenland, First Aiders at Paula Rosa Manhattan, to administer the defibrillator and CPR.
Due to the early hour, there was no traffic to delay the Emergency Services, who arrived in numbers within minutes to take over the scene.
The driver was later rushed to hospital, but due to the action of all these wonderful people, the driver was thankfully breathing.
The driver is currently still in critical condition and our best wishes go to driver, their family and colleagues. We so hope that the driver's luck continues and we hear good news very soon.
LBP would like to thank everyone who supported the driver to give them best chance possible. Without your action this would be a very different report!
LBP understands that a second Police incidents was underway elsewhere in Sussex and LBP are therefore very grateful to the Police for their continued presence on the business park, until the one-way system was reopened at lunchtime.
Thank you to everyone who adjusted their travel plans on Wednesday and those who waited patiently whilst we redirected traffic.
Amazingly, this is not the first emergency incident that Chris Chapman has supported. A few months back, Chris was called to a colleague who had a heart attack at work.
LBP has a network of 17 defibrillators across the park for exactly these situations and are so grateful to support of LBP businesses, in sharing their resources for public access.
To view the Defibrillator Map please click here
We can't finish without sharing the following training just in case it helps support someone else in need. The British Heart Foundation offers the following free and clear online training:
LBP will update you further as more news is available.
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