Man in wheelchair left stranded after rail staff directed him to wrong station

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Man in wheelchair left stranded after rail staff directed him to wrong station
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He had to wheel the 3.5 mile journey back home at 2am with his carer.

Andrew was left with no other option than to make the 3.5 mile journey himself A man was left stranded miles from his home after being directed to the wrong Merseyrail station. Andrew Yates, from Wavertree, had been out in town with his carer to have a drink and listen to a band, as he does every Tuesday. After the gig ended the 53-year-old headed to Liverpool Central on Tuesday, July 16, shortly after 11 pm.

He said, at this point, it was clear there ‘was a bit of loss of what could be done’. He added: ‘After much deliberation and realising there was not going to be a solution to get me home, I reluctantly resorted to the final and only option of walking home. We travelled approximately a 3.5-mile journey back to my home which took us over an hour. ‘My carer is a very young woman, she is only 24 and I consider myself to be a vulnerable person.

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