Colleagues pay respects to paramedic killed in bike crash

5:15pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

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Family, friends and colleagues have paid their respects to a paramedic from Sidcup, killed in a motorcycle accident.

More than 250 colleagues attended the funeral of Ron Pile of Canterbury Avenue, Sidcup at St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch in Essex, yesterday (6 May).

The 43-year-old paramedic died on a motorcycle training course in Priddy, Somerset on April 23.

Mr Pile joined the LAS in 1988 and worked at Romford, Tottenham, and Poplar stations before recently joining the service's motorcycle response unit.

Romford Ambulance operations manager Steve Colhoun said: "It was a very sad occasion but the only thing we could do was to give Ron the send off that he deserved, and that is what happened.

"I am very proud of all the staff who attended for making it such a special day.

"Ron was held in very high regard, and that is shown by the number of his colleagues who attended his funeral to pay their respects."

Donations in memory of Mr Pile can be made to either the London Air Ambulance or the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance at justgiving.com/ronniepile