Blind pensioner, 75, left on freezing pavement for 90 MINUTES and waited so long for an ambulance the police took her to hospital in their patrol car Blind Dorothy Andrew, 75, fell over and was forced to wait on the pavement Despite having broken several teeth, no ambulance turned up Eventually police had to take the Southport pensioner to hospital Days later a woman, 85, was left with a broken pelvis for two hours A blind pensioner was left lying on the pavement for an hour and a half, waiting for an ambulance after she fell over and broke several teeth. Dorothy Andrew, 75, who walks with a white stick, was left in pain by the side of the road in Southport, despite frantic calls to emergency services. After more than 90 minutes police officers, who had arrived at the scene, took her to Southport Hospital in their patrol car. Accident: A police officer sits next to blind pensioner Dorothy Andrews, 75, who had to lie on the pavement for 90 minutes after her fall Ms Andrews, who have since recovered, said,: "I was a bit of a mess really. I fell at about 12.20pm, two people came to help me and the police stopped, too. An hour and a half later, we were still waiting for an ambulance. The police were concerned that I was very cold so they took the decision to try and get me in the police car and take me to hospital themselves, which they did. They kept phoning the ambulance control, who said there were no ambulances available. It was quite distressing and all the time I was getting colder, the police had taken their jackets off and covered me and the care home had brought blankets, too. They were absolutely brilliant, the people who looked after me. I cannot thank them enough. Bad service: After waiting for more than 90 minutes and no ambulance appearing despite several calls for aid, police drove Ms Andrews to a hospital She said: "Apart from the shock it does knock your confidence, I haven't really been out on my own since." She added: "These things happen and you just have to deal with them." Ms Andrew's fall was followed by a similar incident a few days later, also in Southport. Dementia sufferer Enid Horsley, 85, fell while at her home in Churchtown and was left for two hours on the floor with a broken pelvis. Her great-nephew Ian Stevenson, 42, said: "Fortunately, one of her carers was present when it happened. It is a bit of a sorry state of affairs for the ambulance service over those few days, between my aunt falling and the other elderly lady left on the pavement. Ambulance trusts across England continue to fail to hit national targets on response times, latest figures show. Data from NHS England reveals that the proportion of the most serious Category A (Red 1) calls resulting in an emergency vehicle arriving at the scene within eight minutes was 74.6 per cent nationally in October. This falls short of the 75 per cent target and compares to an average of 74.7 per cent from October 2012 to September 2013. Some trusts performed particularly poorly, with the lowest level of response meaning just 68.4per cent of calls had an emergency vehicle at the scene within eight minutes. Four trusts out of 11 - North West, East Midlands, East of England and South Western - failed to hit the target. Red 1 calls are the most time-critical. They cover severe conditions such as heart attack patients who are not breathing and do not have a pulse. The national average time it takes for an ambulance to reach a patient has increased by 30 seconds since 2011, with some regions worse hit than others, those figure showed. In the East of England waiting times have increased by a minute and a half, more than 40per cent, while patients in the West Midlands are waiting an extra 32 seconds. NHS England has allocated an extra £14 million to NHS groups commissioning ambulance services so they can secure extra staff and equipment to cover the winter months. Mr Stevenson said that Enid had since had to go into a home as a result of the fall. He added: "Because she has a fractured pelvis, she needs to be kept immobile which is why she has gone into a care home for six weeks while it heals - which is not ideal at this time of year." Mr Stevenson said he arrived shortly after Enid had fallen and more than four calls were made to the ambulance service. "We got the usual thing when we called trying to find out where they were, that they had had very high call levels," said Ian. We got told that they have to prioritise, which I know they have to do, but to be honest I just do not think they have enough ambulances covering the area. My suspicions are that they only had a couple on that day and when one goes to Ormskirk that is one out of action for 20-35 minutes easily. He added: "I do not want apportion blame on anyone that is at fault. But there are obviously issues within the NHS and ambulance service - such as reduced budgets - that they clearly have not got enough ambulances out there. It could be that they were incredibly busy, but to have to wait two hours for medical care for an elderly person, or any age, it is just disgraceful. Southport MP John Pugh said he would call for answers from the ambulance service. He said: "The first port of call will be with the ambulance trust themselves to find out what has gone on and why their system has failed. They must stand accountable for it because it is way beyond the target set for them - it is unacceptable. It would not be surprising if on both of these occasions there were ambulances parked up at local hospitals. Lib Dem councillor Sue McGuire, who represents the ward for both women, added: "To get two calls in one day about delays with ambulances is appalling. I do realise that the ambulance service have to prioritise, but surely leaving elderly ladies on the ground, whether a freezing cold pavement or living room, is just not acceptable. A spokesperson for the North West Ambulance service said: "We apologise if the family are not happy with the service received. Although the service strives to attend to every patient as quickly as possible, those with serious, life-threatening conditions require a more urgent response. In relation to Enid's wait, they said: "We have received a complaint from a member of the patient's family and are currently investigating the incident. We cannot comment further at this stage.