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| NI motorcycle doctor John Hinds dies in Dublin accident | NI motorcycle doctor John Hinds dies in Dublin accident |
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| Doctor John Hinds, one of the so-called 'flying doctors' of Irish road racing, has been killed at a motorcycle event in the Republic of Ireland. | Doctor John Hinds, one of the so-called 'flying doctors' of Irish road racing, has been killed at a motorcycle event in the Republic of Ireland. |
| He was involved in an accident while providing medical cover at a Skerries 100 practice session, the Motorcycle Union of Ireland said. | He was involved in an accident while providing medical cover at a Skerries 100 practice session, the Motorcycle Union of Ireland said. |
| Dr Hinds was a consultant at Craigavon Hospital Area Hospital in County Armagh. | Dr Hinds was a consultant at Craigavon Hospital Area Hospital in County Armagh. |
| He regularly worked at the North West 200 motorbike races in County Antrim. | |
| Dr Hinds, who lectured in trauma science, was taken to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, where he died on Saturday. | |
| He had led a campaign for an air ambulance service to be introduced in Northern Ireland and had met with Health Minister Simon Hamilton to discuss the issue a number of days ago. | |
| TUV MLA Jim Allister, who also backed the campaign, said the death of Dr Hinds was deeply shocking. | |
| "He was one of our leading trauma experts. He was driven with a great passion to try and improve the chances of those involved in serious accidents. My thoughts are with his family. | |
| "I do hope as a lasting tribute to him, the government will now push ahead with his ambition to have a proper air ambulance service for Northern Ireland. | |
| "It would be very fitting for Dr Hinds," he said. |