Former Soldier Dies After 98-Minute Wait for Ambulance

Ambulances sit outside the Accident and Emergency department of Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital on Jan. 3, 2018 in London, England. Winter illnesses are having a knock-one effect on emergency response times. Jack Taylor/Getty Images

A former paratrooper has died of a heart attack after waiting for over an hour-and-a-half for an ambulance, it has emerged.

Peter Wilkinson, 61, who lives in Chorley in the UK, called emergency services last Tuesday at 6:07 p.m. after experiencing chest pains, according to the Daily Mail.