Train conductor praised after coming to aid of injured man

STAFF SUPPORTED PERSON IN DISTRESS AT STATION

- By DEBORAH HALL [e-mail] @DeborahHall15

A TRAIN conductor from Hull has won praise after going to the aid of an injured man at a Yorkshire station. Paul Carruthers, 57, was one of rail company Northern’s staff to be highlighted for his prompt response.

A man was in distress when he injured himself at a station in South Yorkshire. He then pressed the Help Point button to request assistance.

The call handler, who works for Northern, offered the man reassurance and alerted Yorkshire Ambulance Service, British Transport Police and Northern’s Rail Operating Centre. Paul, who was working on a train approaching the station at the time of the incident, was contacted and asked to step in and assess the situation.