Survivor of 7/7 London terror attack tells of sorrow over death of Tony Walter and reveals he was close to suicide after trauma of losing his legs

THE most seriously injured 7/7 survivor told of his sorrow over the death of Tony Walter who was sitting just yards from him in the same carriage.

Dan Biddle revealed he had almost killed himself after losing both legs, his spleen and his left eye in the Edgware Road Tube train blast.

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And the 38-year-old told The Sun the Manchester bombing had revived painful memories of his ordeal at the hands of suicide bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan in 2005.

He said: “With Manchester being another suicide bomb it really felt like it was happening again.

“I know it really hit me as well because it was children targeted and at 7/7 inquests it was mentioned Khan may have considered targeting a school.

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“Tony wasn’t someone I knew but to hear he could have killed himself because of the events is terrible.

“I reached a point myself where the memories of what happened and the guilt of surviving while others didn't overwhelmed me.

“I felt every situation was tinged with that. I felt the best thing a few years back was to make sure I wasn’t here any more.

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“There wasn’t really the support system then and my PTSD happening was very hard. The problem is you have got to ask for help and that is something I didn’t do.

“I would hate to think anyone would get into the situation I was in and what sounds like the situation Tony was in.

“Anybody who has gone through this, don’t be afraid to ask for help.

“I came out the other side. People are going to have to ask for help to do that. I am always happy to speak to people that have gone through this — I have been there, I can help them if they want to talk to me.”