Stuck On The Tracks: Truck Driver Pulls Woman From Path Of Train
UPS driver hailed as a hero after jumping into action after spotting a woman in a wheelchair stuck on light rail tracks. KPNX's Rachel Cole reports.
(KPNX/NBC News) — After nearly 40 years with UPS, Ken Westbrook experienced something brand new while on the job.
A woman in a wheelchair was trying to cross the street in Phoenix, Arizona when she got stuck on the light rail tracks.
Westbrook was stopped in his big rig, ready to turn left when he got out of the cab to help her unhitch the wheels and push her safely.
“At that point I wasn’t sure if the light rail was going to slow down or see her, so I got out so he could see me,” Westbrook said.
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