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A colleague
from the waste
collection services
in Zaragoza
rescues an
old woman
Gonzalo Cacho Cacho, an FCC Environ-
ment employee in Zaragoza, has become
an example of citizen services after res-
cuing an old lady and, for a few days, was
the focus of attention in the media.
In the dawn of 29 to 30 July, Cacho was
driving his truck through an unpopulated
area of Zaragoza after collecting waste at
the Clinical Hospital of Zaragoza. A woman,
about 80 years old, entered the road and
Cacho had to swerve to avoid her. Sur-
prised that the old woman, Crisanta, was
alone in such a place, he decided to turn
around and talk to her.
He confirmed that she was somewhat di-
soriented and did not carry her ID card with
her. Crisanta told him that she had been
waiting for a train for a few hours since the
one in which she was travelling had broken
down. In this area of Zaragoza there is no
train or bus station and the nearest ones
are about five kilometres away. Cacho then
decided to call the police who then took
care of Crisanta.
This is not the first time that the 60-year old
Cacho rescues somebody. In his 23 years
as a professional at FCC in the night shi-
ft, he has faced similar situations. On one
occasion he found a man who was inju-
red, applied a tourniquet and drove him to
a hospital emergency unit. Thanks to his
help, he saved the man’s life, according to
the hospital. He said that “99.9% of his co-
lleagues stop to help in similar cases”.
Cacho is very happy that he was able to
rescue the old woman and has received
praise and was congratulated for his ac-
tions.
Gonzalo Cacho Cacho