“There are no words to express our sadness. Please hold your loved ones close in his memory today.”
St John WA group chief executive Kevin Brown said Tamilkodi’s death was an unprecedented and great loss.
Rudi Brits said Tinesh was known as someone who always smiled and a “positive light.”Credit: Holly Thompson
“He has been a loyal server to the community in the service of humanity for over 10 years,” he said.
“[He was a] caring individual, someone who just loved doing his job and serving the community. It’s an unimaginable loss for his family … it’s a great loss to the broader community.
“I’ve got to thank our own crews who were very quickly on the scene to support Tinesh, you can only imagine how harrowing that must be for them.”
Flags at the ambulance provider’s WA offices will fly at half-mast on Tuesday.
WA Premier Roger Cook offered his condolences.
“It’s difficult to be a first responder to any of these sorts of accidents ... but when you find one of your own, as a victim of this particular road accident, it’s obviously incredibly sad, and must be really tough for those colleagues,” he said.
“As funders of the ambulance service, and obviously, hundreds of other first responder services, it’s important that we stand by them so that they have the resources they need to keep their workplaces as safe as possible.”
Major crash officers are investigating and have called for any witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report the information online at www.crimestopperswa.com.au.
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