Widow settles over husband's death after ambulance taking him to hospital crashed

The 74-year-old suffered a heart attack after the ambulance crashed into a toll plaza barrier

Josephine Walsh (pictured) who sued the HSE and the National Ambulance Service on Friday settled a High Court action over her husband’s death. Photo: Paddy Cummins/IrishPhotoDesk.ie

A 74-year-old man being transported to hospital by ambulance died when he had a heart attack after the ambulance crashed into a toll plaza barrier on the M3 motorway and there was an "inexcusable" delay in getting him to hospital, the High Court has heard.

Father of six and grandfather to 11, James Walsh, became breathless and panicky after the toll plaza crash which exacerbated his extremely serious condition, where he was being brought to hospital suffering from chest pains, Mr Justice Paul Coffey was told.