article_snippet.sent: my friend spent nearly an hour waiting in agony on the forecourt of Complete Tyre Services on Friday, April 10, before a paramedic arrived to take my friend to East Surrey hospital.
article_snippet.sent: A spokesman for South East Coast Ambulance Service confirmed A spokesman for South East Coast Ambulance Service attendance and explained why A spokesman for South East Coast Ambulance Service took so long for an ambulance to arrive.
article_snippet.sent: A spokesman for South East Coast Ambulance Service said: 'When the call came in, with the information provided by the caller, the call was classified as a "class C" call. '
article_snippet.sent: We always do We best to back up the first paramedic as soon as We can but life-threatening calls have to take priority.'