The heartbroken mum of a London bus driver who died of coronavirus has revealed her son's final words.
Emeka Nyack, who had warned his number four bus was not safe against Covid-19, said "I'm not going to make it, mum" before he died.
The dad-of-one, who drove on the Blackfriars to Archway route, fought the killer bug for a fortnight.
Mum Anne said Mr Nyack, 36, had self isolated at home whenever possible but was concerned about how much protection he got on his bus.
Mrs Nyack was told by medics to leave the room when her son collapsed but not before he'd uttered his final words to her.
The 62-year-old mum told the Daily Mail she was holding her son's head as they waited for the ambulance and he was "really scared".
Mayor Sadiq Khan announced yesterday a total of 10 London Transport employees have died from the virus, including Mr Nyack.
But Mrs Nyack has slammed the city authorities for not providing proper safety equipment to protect transport workers like her son.
She said Mr Khan "should have protected my son", adding she holds the mayor - whose own father was also a bus driver - "responsible for what happened".
"It's just devastating that these drivers work so hard serving the public, taking NHS staff to work, and they are sent to risk their lives in dirty buses with no protection.
"I just don't understand how he [Mr Khan] can fail to protect the people who keep our country going."
Mrs Nyack is not the only family member of a transport worker to die from Covid-19 to criticise protections afforded to Britain's essential workforce.
Widow Bishara Maye lost her husband Nadir Nur, 48, another London bus driver, to the virus and said proper PPE should be available to all those on the front line "who are putting their life at risk daily".
Mr Khan said in not providing the transport staff who died with protection he is simply following guidelines given by Public Health England.
Tragic Mr Nyack suffered from mild asthma and had raised concerns with fellow drivers about the hygiene on the buses and lack of PPE.
His mum even wrote to his employers Metroline in March urging them to protect the hard working staff from being exposed to the disease, though nothing was done, she claimed.
She said her son "just went from home to work and back again" and was not like the "idiots who ignore the warnings".
The grieving mum said her and her family were desperate to say goodbye to Mr Nyack but he died alone "with nobody to hold his hand".
He was originally taken to hospital in March with the bug before being released back home after he appeared to have gotten better, before he collapsed and then died on Saturday.
A spokesperson for Metroline said the holes in the screens surrounding bus cabs have been filled with protective vinyl so masks are not needed.
However, photos obtained by the Mail allegedly show the vinyl peeling off in some buses, while the floors, surfaces and rails are covered in dirt and dust.
A colleague of Mr Nyack's - who did not wish to be named - said the tragic driver was right to complain about the lack of protection, adding that the hand sanitiser dispensers in the depot had not been refilled since February.
A Metroline source told the Mail the dispensers are empty due to nationwide shortages.
Mr Nyack's partner Tamara Carrick, 30, who he shared son Makiah with, said he had continued working because he was worried about money.
She said he first became ill on March 17 with an "up and down" temperature before he began to "get really breathless" then eventually went to Lister hospital in Stevenage four days later.
On March 24 he was put into an induced coma but three days later he was discharged before falling ill again.
Mayor Khan said during a video address this week he would be writing to all the families of TfL workers who have died and was working to keep drivers safe.
He said he is "absolutely devastated" to hear about Mr Nyack's death but said City Hall and TfL are working with Unite the Union to "do everything we can to protect bus workers and passengers".
He reiterated that drivers are protected by the clear screens while passengers are social distancing by sitting away from drivers.
A Metroline spokesperson also emphasised the company's main priority is safety and that all PHE guidelines are being adhered to.
