A TAMESIDE bin crew is being hailed as heroes after rushing to the aid of an elderly man in distress.
When Niall Kidd, Kane Dillon and Micky Loftus saw the gentleman struggling at a Hyde bus stop on the morning of Tuesday, July 31, they immediately stopped their wagon.
They ran over, made him comfortable and 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.”