Article 72Z7Q ‘Quad bike hero’ hailed for carrying people to and from scene of Spain train crash

‘Quad bike hero’ hailed for carrying people to and from scene of Spain train crash

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Ashifa Kassam in Madrid
from World news | The Guardian on (#72Z7Q)

Gonzalo Sanchez, armed with tools and a quad bike, ferried rescuers and victims after rail collision near Cordoba

A lottery ticket seller in southern Spain has been hailed as a hero after he spent about six hours ferrying rescuers and victims around on his quad bike after the train collision that killed at least 41 people and injured dozens of others.

Gonzalo Sanchez, 43, was at home in the small town of Adamuz when the town's WhatsApp group alerted to reports of a train that had derailed nearby.

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