Volunteer Blood Bike Rider Dies After Crash While Delivering Medical Supplies

People reports that Andrew Rogers, 61, of Hayscastle, Pembrokeshire, died in hospital on New Year’s Day after a Dec. 29 motorcycle collision while he was delivering medical supplies as a volunteer for Blood Bikes Wales.

Rogers was riding a Honda 750 when he and a black Audi A3 collided, the BBC reported. The other driver was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving and later released on bail. Blood Bikes Wales describes its volunteers as motorcyclists who offer free courier services for blood, organs, plasma and other medical necessities, often working nights, weekends and holidays.

Rogers’ family and a GoFundMe set up in his name said he was deeply committed to volunteering and his Christian faith, and that funds raised will be donated to charities he supported including Blood Bikes Wales, Street Pastors, Welsh Air Ambulance and Bethlehem Baptist Chapel. Blood Bikes Wales thanked people for their messages of support, and Dyfed-Powys Police have asked anyone with information about the collision to come forward. Rogers is survived by his wife Tricia, daughter Julie, son Nathan and his partner Penny, his mother Hilda, brother Colin and sister-in-law Myra, along with grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other family and friends.

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