AMBULANCE bosses have paid tribute to a paramedic killed in a motorcycle crash.

James McKeough, 48, worked as a paramedic in Brighton for 13 years.

He died after a fatal collission on the A29 at Bury Hill on Monday, Feburary 3.

Operational unit manager for the Brighton and Hove area, Tim Fellows, said: “It is with sadness that we can confirm that the motorcyclist who was tragically killed in a road traffic collision on the A29 at Bury Hill last Monday worked for South East Coast Ambulance Service.

“James worked as a paramedic serving the Brighton area. James worked for SECAmb for 13 years, qualifying as a paramedic in 2013.

"He was a very popular and well-respected member of staff who will be sadly missed by colleagues and friends.

“Our thoughts are with James’s parents, brother, sister and his wife Paula, who also works as a paramedic for the service.”