Manchester Arena bombing survivor meets hero T-shirt seller who saved his life

A survivor of the Manchester Arena bombing atrocity has finally met the hero he credits with saving his life. Paul Price, who suffered life-changing injuries in the terror attack five years ago next month, said his children wouldn't have a father without the actions of T-shirt and poster seller Paul Reid.

Paul's partner, police officer Elaine McIver, 43, lost her life in the suicide bombing on May 22, 2017 - one of 22 murdered by Salman Abedi. Mr Reid, 48, was one of the first on the scene after Abedi detonated a device in a rucksack and stayed with Paul, keeping him conscious until an ambulance arrived.

In a new ITV documentary Paul, who gave evidence at the Arena public inquiry, tells how he was waiting for his daughter, Gabrielle, then aged 13, at the concert venue together with Elaine. "I know Paul doesn't think so, but he's a hero," he says. "I was lying on the floor dying and there were a lot of people understandably running away.

"The people paid to run into that situation were being held back so Paul shouldn't underplay that he was running against the tide. I can't thank him enough. He's the reason my kids have a dad."

Mr Reid, who has suffered from ongoing trauma since the tragedy, had completed first aid training in his previous job as a forklift truck driver, the Manchester Arena public inquiry heard. He also assisted the youngest to die in the bombing - eight-year-old Saffie-Rose Roussos.

He says in the new two-part documentary 'Worlds Collide: The Manchester Bombing': "I just tried to help in a bad situation - I'd hope someone was there to help me. It was instinctive to run in and try because I knew there'd be kids inside who were in trouble.

"The paramedic had patched Paul up, she was holding