A big-hearted bus driver’s late shift turned into a mission to help Ukraine after he turned on the TV and was moved by footage of fathers waving goodbye to their children.
Carl Dutton, 40, of Liverpool, said that as a father-of-two with another baby imminent, the emotional images of families separated by war and someone’s son “putting his hand on the window” to say goodbye left Carl, based at Arriva's Runcorn depot, feeling no option but to try to help.
Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has resulted in the mass flight of refugees seeking safety while many stayed behind to battle Putin’s army.
