OAP dies going for smoke
A DUNDEE pensioner has died after falling and striking his head on a pub bar as he made his way outside for a smoke, writes Graham Huband.
The shocking accident came just two days after the introduction of the ban on smoking in enclosed public places.
Eighty five-year-old Jim Donachie of Greendykes Road, Craigiebank, had been in the lounge bar of the Boars Rock pub on Arbroath Road when he decided to go out for a cigar.
As he walked across the lounge of his local, Mr Donachie stumbled forward and hit his head on the bar top before falling to the ground in front of shocked regulars...
Gordon Whiting, managing director of Redwood Leisure which owns the Boars Rock, sent his condolences to Mr Donachie’s family.
He said, “It was just a very unfortunate accident. We called an ambulance but unfortunately he died.”
The Scottish Executive was asked to respond to Stewart Donachie’s comments, but a spokeswoman only said, “This is a tragic accident and our thoughts are with the man’s family and friends.”
He said, “It was just a very unfortunate accident. We called an ambulance but unfortunately he died.”
The Scottish Executive was asked to respond to Stewart Donachie’s comments, but a spokeswoman only said, “This is a tragic accident and our thoughts are with the man’s family and friends.”
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