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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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| Dr 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. | Dr 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, from Tandragee, was a consultant at Craigavon Hospital Area Hospital in County Armagh. | |
| He regularly worked at the North West 200 motorbike races in County Antrim. | 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. | Dr Hinds, who lectured in trauma science, was taken to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, where he died on Saturday. |
| Analysis: BBC reporter Gordon Adair | Analysis: BBC reporter Gordon Adair |
| Dr John Hinds and his colleague Dr Fred McSorley, known as the "flying doctors", have long enjoyed near legendary status among race fans. | Dr John Hinds and his colleague Dr Fred McSorley, known as the "flying doctors", have long enjoyed near legendary status among race fans. |
| The pair would follow racers, travelling very nearly as fast as many of them on their own high-powered bikes. | The pair would follow racers, travelling very nearly as fast as many of them on their own high-powered bikes. |
| When riders crashed, invariably Dr Hinds would be there in seconds. | When riders crashed, invariably Dr Hinds would be there in seconds. |
| In 2009, he spoke to the BBC about his role. | In 2009, he spoke to the BBC about his role. |
| "Hospital medicine has become very much full of protocols and guidelines - out here it's a wee bit more 'seat of your pants' medicine really," he said. | "Hospital medicine has become very much full of protocols and guidelines - out here it's a wee bit more 'seat of your pants' medicine really," he said. |
| "And it's very rewarding to be able to treat people that way: where you don't have a sterile operating field and you're not in a resuscitation bay; you're very often in a ditch somewhere." | "And it's very rewarding to be able to treat people that way: where you don't have a sterile operating field and you're not in a resuscitation bay; you're very often in a ditch somewhere." |
| Dr Hinds 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. | Dr Hinds 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. |
| Mr Hamilton said Dr Hinds was a "lovely guy who will be sadly missed". | |
| TUV MLA Jim Allister, who backed the air ambulance 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. | "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. | "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. | "It would be very fitting for Dr Hinds," he said. |
| Members of the medical profession have also paid tribute to the Tandragee man. | |
| The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) tweeted: "Saddened to hear reports of the untimely death of Dr John Hinds - a friend to many in NIAS." | |
| Members of London's Air Ambulance service said Mr Hinds "was a true friend and advocate of the air ambulance community". |