| Modest Steven Adams (22), who only joined Tayside Fire and Rescue in February, was driving home from visiting his girlfriend last night when he passed the scene of a collision between a car and a bus carrying 17 passengers.
The accident, between the silver Vauxhall Vectra and the Citylink bus, happened on Riverside Avenue at its junction with Perth Road at 10.05pm.
Although not first on the scene, Steven was there before other emergency services and gavefirst aid to the car driver and his passenger.
The 59-year-old male driver was trapped in the wreckage and had minor injuries. Steven made sure he was not moved until paramedics arrived and said it was safe to do so.
His passenger, a 54-year-old woman, suffered a pelvic injury and was detained in a short-stay ward for observation.
Nobody on the bus was injured.
Steven, who did a 16-week training course after joining Tayside Fire and Rescue in February and is now based at Macalpine Road fire station, was back on duty today and played down his role. “I was just passing,” he said.
“I made sure the area was safe and there was not going to be any further harm to the casualty.
“It was just a normal reaction — I’d definitely not call myself a hero.”
Steven will spend the next three years completing his training but is certain joining Tayside Fire and Rescue was the right choice.
“It’s the best job in the world,” he said.
He added, “I wouldn’t be in the paper if I’d been on duty, so I shouldn’t be just because I was off duty.”
Station manager Andy Hermiston from Tayside Fire and Rescue praised the new recruit. “I would certainly commend his actions,” he said.
“He demonstrated the true tradition of the fire service by responding to an emergency even when off duty.”
Anyone who witnessed the collision should contact Tayside Police on Dundee 223200.
The car driver has been charged in connection with the accident. |
