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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Sophie Halle-Richards

Mum's heart-warming message to hero off-duty paramedic after being ‘catapulted’ from wheelchair outside Manchester station

A mum-of-four wants to track down an off-duty paramedic who 'kept her calm' after a frightening incident in Manchester city centre.

Wendy Pitts, 43, was rushed to hospital after a serious fall in her wheelchair outside Victoria Station on Tuesday morning. She had caught the train from her home in Warrington to Manchester for a work event.

But as she was moving away from the station her wheelchair hit a 'dodgy' paving slab. Wendy said the crash 'catapulted' her from wheelchair onto the pavement, leaving her unable to move due to the 'pain' and 'shock' of the fall.

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