Dad left fighting for his life in coma after 100ft fall down bus station escalator

A dad-of-two is fighting for his life and in a coma after falling 100ft down an escalator at a bus station. Neil Anderson, 52, had been out for a meal with a friend when he lost his footing and tumbled down the broken escalator.

The 52-year-old B&Q store worker had two cardiac arrests and 'died' for eight minutes at the scene before being rushed to hospital. He's been in a coma since the tragic fall on October 7 and remains in critical condition, his heartbroken family said.

Neil's nephew, Grant Menzies, 32, claims there were no barriers warning people the escalator at Doncaster Interchange, South Yorks, was closed. Grant said: "We think he took his first step onto it and then realised it wasn't moving because it's quite thin.

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"It was broken, but there weren't any barriers saying this, so then he just fell down. People have said he has done a forward roll from the top to the bottom, while screaming.

"One witness who tried to help him and rang the ambulance has said she's been having nightmares from seeing the fall and hearing him scream. He would have never walked down the steps if there was a barrier there."

Grant added: "He was pronounced dead for eight minutes and then the paramedics arrived and they brought him back but he had another cardiac arrest. I could have been setting up a funeral this week.

"My uncle, who I'm so close to, would have been dead at 52-years-old."

Neil's family are now raising money to support him, as doctors don't know the extent of his injuries and said the dad-of-two might