Bin there, done that...

7:39am Tuesday 21st October 2008

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A BINMAN proved to be a Morecambe woman’s knight in shining armour after he helped treat injuries she suffered in a fall.

Jennifer Manning, from Torrisholme, was walking to the bus stop when she slipped and hit her head against a wall.

Gordon House, who works as a refuse worker for Lancaster City Council, saw the fall and rushed to Jennifer’s aid without hesitation.

As Jennifer had a serious cut on her head, Gordon shouted to one of his colleagues to pass him a first aid kit from the refuse wagon.

Having had first aid training only last year, Gordon was able to give Jennifer the treatment she needed and applied a bandage to her injury.

He also called an ambulance and waited with her until paramedics to arrive.

Paramedics took Jennifer to hospital, where she was treated for three cuts to her head.

Jennifer had nothing but praise for her saviour: “Mr House’s professionalism and kindness were second to none.

“He rushed to help me and was entirely conscientious through out. He really is like a modern day ‘Good Samaritan’.”

Gordon’s kindness didn’t end there. He called Jennifer’s husband, to let him know about his wife’s accident, and visited her the following day to make sure she was ok.

Despite being lauded for his efforts, to Gordon it was all in a day’s work: “I just did what anyone else would have done,” he said, modestly.

“If this happened to me, I would like to think there’d be someone who’d do the same thing.”