Hero bus drivers killed by coronavirus are ‘devoted’ dad-of-three and ‘happy go lucky’ husband
Emeka Nyack, 36, a dad-of-one, who worked in London, was among those killed by the virus along with fellow London driver Nadir Nur, 48, who leaves behind a 10-month-old daughter Sahra and four other children.Credit: GoFundMeCredit: Refer to CaptionEmeka Nyack was just 36 years oldMohammed Nehman, who worked as a bus driver in Birmingham and TfL worker Mohamud Abdulle, both fathers of three young kids, also died.
Mr Nehman was a National Express driver who lived in Birmingham and Mr Abdulle worked on Transport for London's Four Lines Modernisation project. London bus driver Said Musse and supervisor Paul Aheto have also died from the virus, along with Rodolfo Silva who worked for bus company Go-Ahead London.Mr Abdulle's friends said: "He was an exceptional individual and had a heart of gold.
"He was hard-working, intelligent and always looked out for others around him supporting them as much as he could.He gave "110 per cent" throughout his career, his friends said. "Outside of work, he was a loving, caring and devoted father, religiously intellectual and well respected within his local community," they added."He will be dearly missed by us all at TfL, his family, friends and his wider community.Mr Nehman's family said the driver was "popular, friendly, cheerful, happy-go-lucky person who would go out of his way to help others".
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