A team of medics flew to the help of a man in March who went into cardiac arrest while he was the passenger in a car being driven by his wife.

he helicopter air ambulance crew arrived in central March to help the man in his 60s at about 12.30pm on Sunday (21).

Magpas Helimedix doctor Nick Foster and paramedic Dan Phillips gave advanced life support for the patient and then gave specialist A&E level care before accompanying him, in a land ambulance, to Papworth Hospital where they monitored his condition all the way.

On arrival at the hospital the patient was in a serious but stable condition.

The team who flew the Helimedix helicopter to the scene was pilot Richard Eastwood and crew member George Phillips.

Two EEAST ambulance rapid response paramedics were also present.