Two paramedics were showered in glass after a thug threw a bottle at their ambulance as it was responding to a 999 call.

Tina Cox and Graham Adams, a crew from Battersea, were responding to an emergency just after 9pm on Saturday, August 8, when the bottle was thrown in Edgware Road, Westminster.

The bottle smashed through the passenger window, showering the pair with glass and leaving them with cuts and bruises.

Ms Cox, an emergency medical technician, said: “We were on blue lights on the way to a call and we heard an explosion. The next thing we were covered in glass, it was everywhere.

“Thankfully I was looking the other way, away from where the bottle smashed through the window, otherwise I could’ve been seriously hurt.”

Mr Adams, a paramedic, said: “It’s disgusting behaviour really, there’s no place for it. The London Ambulance Service is here to help people, there’s just no excuse.

It was pretty frightening and at first we didn’t know what had happened.

“Looking back we were very lucky, we could’ve crashed, injuring ourselves and members of the public, or come out of it with serious cuts from flying glass.”

Unable to continue the pair were forced to call for back-up.

Following the attack the London Ambulance Service called for greater respect for its staff.

Paul Woodrow, assistant director of operations, said: “Violence against our staff is totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

“It is a very sad situation when those who are providing a valuable service to Londoners are attacked by people from the very community they serve. Our staff should be able to do their job without the fear of attack or intimidation. We are doing all we can to support Tina and Graham and help to pursue a prosecution.”

The pair, who’s have both been in the service for 15 years, were back at work the following night.

Westminster police described the suspect as a 30-year-old black man, about 5ft 10ins, with shoulder length hair.

Anyone with information should contact Westminster CID on 020 7321 8510.

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