Stoke-on-Trent paramedic’s anger after pothole takes out ambulance

“We find when we are driving around that we try to miss [potholes], but as soon as you miss one, you’re hitting another, and they’re not just little holes, they are massive dents,” said Ms Griffiths.

She has criticised the quality of road repairs, and adds ambulance crews warn each other about new and worsening potholes.

She said she was on the way to a patient with breathing difficulties when the pothole on Leek Road was struck, and it meant the ambulance was out of action for the rest of the shift, with a delay sorting a replacement.

“When something like this happens, that is preventable and avoidable, it really gets my back up,” stated the paramedic.

“We need to get to these people quickly, not have an ambulance taken off the road.”