That in itself was unremarkable. What interested me was the sequence of events which followed.

The accident involved a lady motorist whose car was in collision with a road sign, having mounted the pavement.
First at the scene were two or three passers-by, one went for medical help and another rang for the emergency services.

It was obviously unclear to them whether the driver was seriously hurt or trapped in the vehicle.
A few minutes lapsed and next on the scene was a road sweeper with his trolley, who proceeded to sweep up the broken glass.

After what seemed an age, but was probably only 15 minutes, two police cars arrived simultaneously.
About five minutes later a fire engine appeared and shortly afterwards another fire engine arrived from a different direction.

Still no doctor, although two nurses did arrive with oxygen from one of the Sleaford surgeries.
Finally, a few minutes later still, came the ambulance.
I am pleased to say that the driver was not seriously hurt but, even so, the main requirement in the first few minutes after the accident was for an expert check on her physical condition.

I am left wondering why it took so long for medical help to arrive and why did two fire engines and two police cars get to the scene before the ambulance?
JOHN ALLENBY
Billingborough