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New NHS Worker Faces Terror on First 999 Call
6 Jul
Summary
- A new NHS worker took her first 999 call during a mass stabbing.
- Ten people were injured on a London-bound train after an attack.
- The incident escalated from a stabbing to an active attacker scenario.
A newly recruited East of England Ambulance Service worker faced an unprecedented challenge on her first night on duty. Just two weeks into her new role, she received a 999 call that quickly escalated from a stabbing incident to an active attacker situation on a train.
The LNER service travelling from Doncaster to London King's Cross was carrying passengers when the attack occurred shortly after departing Peterborough on November 1st. The train made an emergency stop in Huntingdon, where it became apparent that multiple passengers had been seriously injured.
The dispatcher, Nicole Douglas, described the call as terrifying, noting that it took mere seconds to realize the severity and scale of the unfolding emergency. The protocols initiated were rarely used, highlighting the extreme nature of the event.
