GLASGOW, Scotland – A Scottish man was being hailed a hero Thursday after lifting an Aston Martin into the air for 10 minutes to stop a trapped driver from being crushed.
Stewart Edward, 30, hoisted the luxury car off the man, who has not been named, until fire rescue crews arrived at the scene in Glasgow, the Daily Record reported.
The dad-of-one, whose hobby is powerlifting, spotted that the recovery vehicle driver had become stuck when the £140,000 ($222,000) sports car he was set to tow broke loose from his truck.
Stewart said, "The guy had got himself wedged between the car and his recovery vehicle and the car was about to slip off the side of the truck … it would have crushed him."
He added, "He was in a very unusual position. I dashed over and put my hand into the wheel arch and grabbed the axle to lift the weight of the car. The man was in extreme pain and the car was at its tipping point. But I knew I had to lift it up and hold it there."
A spokesman for 911 Rescue and Recovery said, "We would like to thank Stewart very much for helping our driver."
