ian1964 10,626 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 A MAN who lost an arm in a horrific train accident was on board because he had missed his bus home from a football match, it emerged yesterday. Rangers fan Garry Geddes, 21, was trying to get home to Buckie in Moray after watching his side defeat Aberdeen at Ibrox stadium in Glasgow on Sunday. After missing the supportersââ?¬â?¢ bus he decided to travel by train with two friends. FREE NEWS UPDATES 24/7...FOLLOW THE SCOTTISH EXPRESS ON TWITTER Mr Geddes appears to have stepped off the 9.45pm train from Glasgow to Aberdeen when it stopped at Perth station so he could have a cigarette. Witnesses said he was told by the ScotRail guard to get back on the train but carried on smoking as it pulled away and then tried to stop the moving train by pushing the door button. But he fell under the coach on to the track. The driver saw that Mr Geddes was being dragged along and hit the brakes. Ã?¬ Everyone loves him. Heââ?¬â?¢s just outgoing and funny Ã?® Ben Russell The badly injured man was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, where his left arm was amputated. Last night Mr Geddes was said to be in a ââ?¬Å?serious but stable conditionââ?¬Â after two operations and remained sedated. A fabricator with Moray Firth Windows in Buckie, he had written on his Facebook page just three hours before the accident: ââ?¬Å?Thatââ?¬â?¢s me missed ma bus back tae Buckie. Safe tae say am missing a 7.30am start for work in the morning. Garry Gizz, Stevie Butcher and Big Daniel dramming it rite up.ââ?¬Â That morning, before heading off, he had written about how much he was looking forward to the game. He wrote: ââ?¬Å?Away tae Glasgow for a cerry on.ââ?¬Â It is understood that Mr Geddes spent four months off work last year after severing tendons in his right wrist in a work-related accident. His mother Mary and his father are separated. He has two sisters and lives at home with his mother. She was at his bedside in Dundee last night. Moray Firth Windows boss George Wright, 58, said: ââ?¬Å?Weââ?¬â?¢re all just devastated. Heââ?¬â?¢s very popular here. ââ?¬Å?Our thoughts are with him and his family just now.ââ?¬Â Friend Ben Russell, 30, said: ââ?¬Å?He is Rangers daft. ââ?¬Å?Everyone loves him. Heââ?¬â?¢s just outgoing and funny. ââ?¬Å?He would go out of his way to do anything for anyone.ââ?¬Â A spokesman for British Transport Police said yesterday there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the accident. A ScotRail spokesman said: ââ?¬Å?We are co-operating fully in the investigation into this tragic incident.ââ?¬Â http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/268302/Missing-bus-home-cost-Rangers-fan-his-arm 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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