A volunteer with the ambulance service found himself on the receiving end of emergency care when he suffered serious injuries in a motorbike accident last September.

Scott Montgomery, from Sittingbourne, was left with a broken collarbone, several broken ribs, a punctured lung, a damaged kidney and injuries to his left arm after being involved in a collision with a van that destroyed his bike and left him in hospital for two weeks.

Last month, the 42-year-old was able to say thanks to the medics when he was reunited with the South East Coast Ambulance Service team who helped save his life.

Scott was on a late summer’s afternoon ride with a friend when the crash happened at Paddock Wood, near Tonbridge.

By chance, the collision was right outside an ambulance community response post where a crew was on a lunch break.

Paramedic Jenna Wyatt said she heard a bang and rushed out to help with her crewmates, associate practitioner Barry Simmons and student paramedic Nathan Whalley.

Support arrived from clinical team leader and paramedic Des Lacey and emergency operations centre paramedic Josh Smith.

Between them they removed Scott from under the van and took him to Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Pembury.

“It was an interesting experience being on the receiving end of treatment, but not one I am anxious to repeat" - biker Scott Montgomery

“It was a good thing there were a few of them there as I am a big guy so lifting me out must have been difficult,” said Scott, who still needs physio.

“But I always felt I was in good hands and the treatment I got that day ensured I have made the recovery that I have.”

Scott has been a community first responder with the ambulance service for eight years and is a team leader in Medway where he trains others. He still hopes to become an emergency care support worker, assisting paramedics.

“It was an interesting experience being on the receiving end of treatment, but not one I am anxious to repeat,” added Scott.

Jenna said: “It was lovely seeing Scott and how well he has recovered.

"We don’t often get the chance to see the outcome from patients that we have treated and it is always good to get feedback from them from their viewpoint.”