Hospital lab to be named after biker who died delivering blood

A hospital lab in Lancashire is being named later after a blood bikes volunteer who died in a road accident.

The new lab run by University Hospitals in Morecambe will be named after Russell Curwen who regularly delivered crucial blood supplies to the area's hospitals.

Russell's bike was in collision with a car in May 2018, he was delivering blood on the night of the crash. He was airlifted to hospital but died a short time later.

His parents, Pat and Ken, say they're touched that the lab is being named after their son.

A church in Southern Ireland, which has an annual memorial mass for fallen bikers, has also honoured Russell by producing special candles bearing his name and photograph.