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A retired Jersey ambulance is due to be sent to Ukraine to aid life-saving charity work during the war.
The frontline vehicle is no longer in service after being replaced in April.
It will now be driven 1,700 miles to Ukraine by 'Pick Ups for Peace' volunteers Bob De La Haye and Dr Rhys Perkins.
Pictured: The ambulance will be driven 1,700 miles to Ukraine by Bob De La Haye (left) and Dr Rhys Perkins (Right) this autumn.
States of Jersey Ambulance Service’s Chief Ambulance Officer, Pete Gavey said: “I’m pleased we could offer this support, given the loss of infrastructure in Ukraine suffered during this conflict.
“I hope it will help save lives.”
Home Affairs Minister Mary Le Hegarat added: “This donation was only possible due to substantial Government investment in frontline Ambulance services.
“One has gone to Normandy Rescue; another to charity Jersey Raynet; one will go to Ukraine through Pick Ups for Peace; and others are being sold to Blue Light UK, with the proceeds being reinvested into the service."
Pictured: The Government spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on the replacement of the entire frontline ambulance fleet this year.
She explained: “Hundreds of thousands of pounds were spent on the replacement of the entire frontline States of Jersey Ambulance Service fleet in spring this year.
“We have replaced seven frontline response ambulances, and are awaiting an eighth to meet the increased demand on the service.
“This ensures our frontline paramedics and ambulance technicians are able to work in modern, fit-for-purpose vehicles, when treating islanders in their care – and we can pass on these now retired vehicles to good causes.”
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