A young man who suffered an epileptic fit when he was on his own at a bus stop wants to thank the hero that called for an ambulance.

Mitchell Sutton, 21, who lives in Basildon, was on his way to meet his girlfriend and was waiting at a bus stop in Whitmore Way, when he began to feel dizzy.

The next thing he knew, he was on the floor and covered in blood.

He said about the seizure, which happened on Tuesday, March 26: “I was waiting for the bus and then I started to feel a bit funny.

“Next thing I know, I’m on the floor covered in blood and I have paramedics around me.”

Mitchell, who was born in Southend, has suffered from epilepsy since he was 12 years old.

Seizures are nothing new in Mitchell’s life but this one was particularly significant.

He added: “My seizures normally happen every three months but they are never normally this bad.

“I have cut open my chin and lip - it was quite frightening.”

Following the seizure, Mitchell was rushed to Basildon Hospital where his chin was stitched up and he was out of the hospital that day.

But the situation could have been far worse for Mitchell if nobody had come to his aid.

He can vaguely remember a person standing next to him after he suffered the seizure who he believes may be the person who helped him.

He now wants to get in contact with this person to thank them for their help at what must have been a terrifying time.

He said: “The last thing I remember, there was somebody standing on the opposite side of me.

“I want to meet them so I can find out what happened and also thank them.”

Also desperate to pay gratitude to the person who came to the aid of her son is Karen Llewellyn. S

he said: “I don’t know who rang the ambulance for Mitchell, but I would like to say thank you for looking after my son.”

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder suffered by almost 1 in every 100 people in the UK.

It can cause people to pass out and uncontrollably jerk around on the floor.

Often, when epilepsy sufferers have an episode they can completely blank out and not remember it happening.