Stagecoach Manchester bus depot manager saves man from knife attack

March 01 2023

Operations Manager Zachary McAskill, from CPT members Stagecoach Manchester, has been commended after saving a man from a knife attack while he was on shift.

McAskill, who was working at the Hyde Road depot in Ardwick when the incident occurred.

He said: "I'm just glad that I was there to help the man who was in danger"

Full story via the Manchester Evening News.

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