Quiz night for Bro’ty Timebank

THE organisers behind the Broughty Ferry Timebank have arranged a fundraising quiz night to help raise the local charity’s profile.

The event is at 8.30pm on Tuesday May 2 at the Fort Hotel in Fort Street.

Timebanking is a volunteering concept i ntroduced to the UK in the late 1990s, which allows community members to share their skills with others and be rewarded in kind.

For each hour of time a volunteer gives up, they receive a time credit they can redeem with another volunteer in turn.

Nationwide charity Timebanking UK claims the scheme can do “more with less”, promote social justice and strengthen community bonds.

For the Ferry evening, a charity raffle and an auction will also be held at the quiz and there will be refreshments.

The entry free is £5 per person and quiz teams can be made up of three, four or five people.

To book a table, call Jimmy Mooney on 07975 943863 or email ferrytime1@gmail.com.

Emergency crews were called to Coupar Angus Road, in Lochee, after a crash involving two vehicles.

The accident — which resulted in a section of the road being closed off — saw firefighters free a lorry driver from his vehicle.

Speaking to the Tele, the delivery driver said he just missed colliding with the lamppost.

The delivery driver, who declined to be named, said he was making his way towards the Dryburgh Industrial Estate yesterday around 1pm when the incident took place.

He added: “It was extremely fortunate that no other vehicles had been involved. I was heading towards the industrial estate when the lorry came from the opposite side of the road and collided with the lamppost.

“It all happened quite suddenly and the lorry hit the lamppost with some impact. Fortunately, I managed to veer out of the way and mount the pavement — but the lamppost ended up under my vehicle.

“The skip lorry ended up stopping on my side of the road in the way of the oncoming traffic.

“The driver of the skip lorry looked badly injured. He was in shock.

“The steering column was pressed against him and he was trying to get out.

“I jumped on the step of his vehicle and tried to keep him still and calm the police arrived shortly after the incident had taken place.

“When the fire crews arrived they managed to cut the guy out. He was getting stretchered away and he was screaming in pain. It was extremely fortunate the road wasn’t too busy.”

A DELIVERY driver rushed to the aid of an injured truck driver — after narrowly avoiding colliding with a falling lamppost himself.