First bus driver saves passenger in cardiac arrest on board busy Glasgow route
dailyrecord.co.ukA hero Scots bus driver saved a passenger's life by performing CPR after he suffered cardiac arrest on board. First bus driver William, 59, immediately stopped his bus and raced to passenger John McCann's aid after being alerted to the incident.
John, 62, said he had been given a 'second chance at life' after he fell ill on the 57 route travelling from Pollokshaws to Glasgow in April last year.
Thanks to driver William's quick actions, John has gone on to make a full recovery and the pair had an emotional reunion on Wednesday afternoon.Recalling that day, William said: "My first thought was ‘oh my god’.
Then my instinct just kicked in."At first he [John] seemed okay, he was sitting up and could still talk. I saw a passenger with a phone and asked her to phone an ambulance whilst I phoned the depot to alert them of the incident. "I kept speaking to John, trying to reassure him that he would be ok, but I could tell something was wrong.
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