Bin Crew go to Aid of Collapsed Man

WHEN a Tameside bin crew saw an elderly man in distress at a Hyde bus stop on the morning of Tuesday July 31 they didn’t hesitate. They immediately stopped their wagon and set out to help.

Niall Kidd, Kane Dillon and Micky Loftus ran over to the man, made him comfortable and then rang for an ambulance.

“We were at the top of Market Street, near the Shepherds Call, when we saw the man on the ground with a few people gathered around him,” recalled Niall. “We jumped out, went over to pick him up and called an ambulance.”

Kane added: “The poor man’s legs just seemed to have gone from under him and he couldn’t get up. I’m happy we were able to help get him to hospital. Hopefully he’s made a good recovery.”

Cllr Denise Ward, Tameside Council’s executive member for environmental services, said: “I’d like to applaud Niall, Kane and Micky for what they did. It would have so easy to drive on and leave things to others. Instead they stopped and went to help.

“Services like our bin crews are Tameside Council’s eyes and ears on the street. I’m immensely proud of what the three men did in Hyde. It was yet another example of our frontline staff going above and beyond the call of duty to make a difference to people’s lives.

“I wish the poorly gentleman a speedy recovery.”