By JAKE HOLDEN, UK NEWS REPORTER

Published: 18:48 GMT, 2 January 2026 | Updated: 21:02 GMT, 2 January 2026

A volunteer Blood Biker has been killed in a crash on a country road while transporting life saving NHS supplies to hospital this week.

Farmer Andrew Rogers, 61, is the second Blood Biker to die while trying to save patients' lives in the last six months.

Blood Bikers are volunteer motorcyclists who transport vital NHS supplies like blood, organs, samples, surgical instruments, and donor breast milk between hospitals and patients.

Mr Rogers was left with severe injuries when his Honda 750 liveried Blood Bike was in crashed into a black Audi A3 on Monday, December 29, and was rushed to hospital.

The grandfather-of-three died yesterday, three days after the crash on the A48 in Carmarthenshire.

His grieving family mourned the loss of Mr Rogers. They said: 'Andrew was volunteering as blood bike rider at the time, something he was deeply passionate about.

'Helping people and volunteering as street pastor for many years, Andrew had a strong Christian faith, with his life guided by his Lord Jesus.

Farmer Andrew Rogers, 61, died after a collision with a car on his Blood Bike trying to deliver vital NHS supplies in Carmarthenshire

'Andrew was a farmer his whole life and it was his passion. He was well known, loved, and respected within the farming community and extremely knowledgeable. Knowledge he passed down to his children and grandchildren over the years.

'Andrew will be remembered by his wife Tricia, daughter Julie, son and his partner Nathan and Penny, Mum Hilda, brother and sister-in-law Colin and Myra, grandchildren Cerys, Iwan, and Myfanwy, nieces and nephews Megan, Kiki, and Dominic, and the wider family and friends.'

Police confirmed Mr Rogers, from Haycastle, died in hospital on Thursday due to his injuries from the accident on the A489 near Llanddarog.

This is the second Blood Bike Wales volunteer to die while riding in six months.

Tim Minett, 78, 'died saving others' in a crash in July in Pembrokeshire.

Mr Minett was a 'much loved' man and 'dedicated volunteer', his family said.

He too rode a Blood Bike Wales Honda motorbike that collided with a white Volkswagen van on the A478 between Glandy Cross and Blaenffos in Pembrokeshire on July 2.

He died at the scene.

Tim Minett, 78, was also killed while riding a Blood Bike Wales motorbike after he collided with a car in Pembrokeshire