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Tribute to former Whipps paramedic killed while training

19 May, 2022 12:00 am
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Mark spent much of his decades-long career at the ambulance station at Whipps Cross
By Victoria Munro

Mark Pell (courtesy of LAS)
Mark Pell (courtesy of LAS)

A funeral procession of motorbikes rode through London this week to honour the life of a former Whipps Cross paramedic.

Mark Pell, who had left the local hospital to join the London Ambulance Service’s Motorcycle Response Unit by the time of his death, was remembered with a special convoy on 17th May.

Mark died on 13th April, following a traffic accident during a training course in North Wales. He had been a paramedic for almost three decades, spending much of his career at the ambulance station at Whipps. 

The procession of his colleagues travelled 25 miles from Chipping to Ilford, passing by the hospital in Leytonstone to allow his former colleagues to pay their final respects.

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The funeral procession earlier this week (credit: LAS)

LAS chief executive Daniel Elkeles said: “Mark is greatly missed… He was a popular member of our team and an asset to the service as a whole – he will be remembered for his dedication to patient care and the unwavering support he offered his colleagues.

“I would like to say thank you to Mark’s family and loved ones for inviting us to join them today, and for allowing our Motorcycle Response Unit to pay tribute to Mark in the most fitting way possible, with one last ride out. 

“I understand this is an incredibly difficult day for those who were close to Mark, and my thoughts and sympathies remain with his family, friends and colleagues.”

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