Binman sacrificed his life to save his mate from runaway dustcart

A dustcart driver who killed another binman when he failed to apply the handbrake of his 26 ton truck properly has been spared jail. Paul Abbott, 59, was crushed against a wall as he sacrificed his own life to save a colleague and push him out of the way when the lorry rolled backwards. Driver Robert Atkins, 26, had failed to put the handbrake on securely as he rushed to finish his shift and the ‘enormous vehicle’ pinned Mr Abbott…