Motorcyclist seriously injured in Bournemouth ambulance crash
A spokesperson for SWASFT said: "We dispatched one double-crewed land ambulance, an operations officer, a critical care car and a tactical commander to the scene. We conveyed one patient to Poole Hospital by land."We would like to offer our very best wishes to the patient."Dorset Police would like to speak to witnesses and any motorists who may have captured dashcam footage.
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