Wolverhampton biker killed in Boxing Day crash named as Jon Whitehouse
A motorcyclist who died in a four vehicle crash on Boxing Day has been named as 44-year-old Jon Whitehouse.
Mr Whitehouse, from Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, was involved in a collision between two cars and two motorbikes at around 12.10pm on the A454 Bridgnorth Road outside the Gardenlands Garden Centre, near Seisdon.
Today it emerged he was a first responder for the ambulance service.
People who had been travelling in the two cars and the other motorcyclist are thought to have been uninjured during the accident.
The road was closed until 4.48pm into the evening for a number of hours for investigations to take place and officers shut off a stretch of Bridgnorth Road.
West Midlands Ambulance Service paid tribute to Mr Whitehouse in a statement on their website. The statement said: "It is with deepest sadness that West Midlands Ambulance Service has learnt of the sad passing of Community First Responder Jon Whitehouse. "Jon was a volunteer CFR with FastAid Black Country and responded to 999 calls in his local area on behalf of West Midlands Ambulance Service.
"He sadly died in a road traffic collision on the A454 Bridgnorth Road in Shipley on Boxing Day. In March, Jon received a Chief Officers Commendation at the Trust's awards ceremony for his excellent CFR work and was an extremely enthusiastic member of the team who will be sadly missed. Our thoughts go to his family and friends at this sad time."
