Community rallies to raise funds after delivery driver is injured
Almost £8000 has been raised in less than 24 hours after a delivery driver was left with serious injuries following an incident in Hamilton.
It’s alleged that the DPD worker, 45, was injured while dropping off a parcel in the town’s Portland Place at around 12.40pm on Tuesday.
And now a Go Fund Me page has been set up to help the key worker.
As the Advertiser went to print yesterday afternoon the page had reached £7910 – far surpassing the original £250 target.
DPD confirmed that a serious incident had taken place involving one of their drivers. A spokesperson for the delivery firm said: “We can confirm that a DPD driver was involved in a serious incident in Hamilton on May 19, and that we are currently helping the police with their investigation. Our team will continue to provide every assistance with the investigation and if we are able to comment further in the future we will.”
Police say that a man has now been arrested in connection with the incident.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “Police were called about 12.40pm on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, to a report of a disturbance in Portland Place, Hamilton. A 45-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries. A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with this.
“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and anyone who witnessed this and has not yet spoken to officers is urged to contact police on 101 and quote incident 1481 of 19 May.”