Dashcam captures heroic B.C. truck driver saving man in medical distress – BC | 24CA News
A B.C. truck driver is being hailed as a hero after he stopped a transferring automobile whose driver was affected by a medical emergency.
On July 19, Jaspreet Singh was on Annacis Island and turning off Highway 91 to Cliveden Avenue East when the automobile in entrance of him out of the blue stopped within the street.
Singh, who has solely been with the corporate Wood Wyant for simply over a month, stopped behind him, his dashcam capturing what was occurring.
“It didn’t move for a good five seconds,” Singh instructed Global News.
He thought the driving force is perhaps on his telephone however then he appeared by means of the rear-view window and noticed the driving force wanting again at him.
As he obtained out of his truck to seek out out extra, the automobile began rolling downhill.
“So luckily somehow, the guy had the driver’s side window open just enough that I could get my arm (in) and I roll the window down first,” Singh mentioned.
“And then I tried to steer it towards the island so they would hit it and stop by itself. But then, I just dived into the car, put the car in park and turned it off, and that’s how it ended up stopping.”
He mentioned he simply knew he had to do this to attempt to cease the automobile from rolling into visitors.
“I had one hand on the steering wheel, one hand on the gear lever, and then I was just hanging off the side of the car basically as it was rolling downhill,” Singh added.
He mentioned he wasn’t even excited about his personal private security within the second, he simply knew he needed to attempt to do one thing.
“He also had a four-year-old little girl in the back seat, and then she was also crying at the top of her lungs because, of course, it was scary,” Singh added.
“And I’m making an attempt to wake this man up. And then I’m additionally on the decision with 911. So you’re … doing two or three issues on the similar time after which managing visitors that’s occurring the opposite aspect. So it was an intense scenario, however fortunately all of it turned out, you already know, no one obtained harm.
Acting Staff Sgt. Mike Whitely with Delta Police instructed Global News they had been made conscious of the incident from a passerby who went to take a look at what occurred.
“It turns out that driver had a medical event while driving over the Alex Fraser Bridge,” he mentioned. “And when the officer got there, fire was already treating the driver who ended up going off to hospital. But there was a child in the backs eat as well, and luckily there were no injuries in this incident and the child was picked up by a family member shortly thereafter.”
Whitely mentioned they didn’t really know there was anybody else concerned or that Singh had stopped to assist.
“That’s great to hear,” he mentioned.
“We like it when the public helps each other out, obviously. And in this case, there were no injuries and everybody was safe at the end, which is nice.”
Singh mentioned he doesn’t really feel like a hero, he simply did what he wanted to do within the second to cease an accident from occurring.
“I think anyone in my position would have done the same thing,” he mentioned. “I would hope so.
“I was there at the right time, right place. I’m just glad that nobody got hurt.”
— with information from Paul Johnson
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