A Scots 'hero' has spoken out on resuscitating a driver who looked 'dead already' after a crash on one of Scotland busiest bridges.
Robert 'Rab' Adams sprung into action on the Erskine Bridge, which connects West Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire, on Saturday afternoon.
A fellow driver, on the carriageway heading towards Renfrewshire, suddenly fell ill at the wheel and careered into one of the barriers.
Spotting a distressed woman on the phone as he passed the scene, Rab, 49, knew something wasn't right and stopped to help.
The industrial rope access supply worker told the Record: "I was driving towards a Peter Vardy showroom with my partner driving behind me, she was going there to sell her car.
"I noticed the woman on the phone, got out of my car and headed over.
"The woman said 'the driver's passed out' and when I looked at him he'd gone blue.
"It was as if he was dead already.
"The woman was on the phone to emergency services who advised not to do CPR but I knew there was no other option."
Quick-thinking Rab smashed the back window with a wheel brace, dragged the driver out of the motor and used cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) until emergency services arrived at the scene.
"I managed to stop traffic and while my partner held the man's head I started giving CPR.
"After around five or six minutes I could see the fire crews in the distance but they were stuck in the tailbacks.
"By this point, the man's torso would start to move, then stop again.
"He wasn't fully out the woods by this point.
"Around a minute or so later paramedics arrived and took over.
"His breathing had come back, but he wasn't better yet."
Miraculously, the sick motorist did 'start breathing again' while his 'eyes began to flicker'.
After paramedics used their defibrillator, he was rushed to Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
While the man's current medical condition is unknown at this time, Rab from Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire hopes sharing his experience will urge others to brush up on their first aid skills as it 'can pay off' in someone's hour of need.
"With my job I have regular training in first aid," he said.
"I think I was quite calm because day-to-day I am responsible for people's lives.
"But this was the first time I ever had to use CPR outside of work.
"You never think you'll have to use it.
"But brushing up and learning about first aid does pay off."
News quickly spread of Rab's valiant efforts online where locals hailed him a 'hero'.
One wrote: "Rab, you sir are a community hero."
Another added: "Well done, man.
"Honestly you've changed someone's life for the better by your actions.
"Such respect for you."
A third commented: "What an incredible man you are.
"What you have done today is truly admirable."
But humble Rab, who headed onto Peter Vardy 'as normal' after the incident, doesn't see himself the way others now do.
He added: "I am not a hero.
"Heroes are the ones who do this kind of thing every day for a living.
"Many of those people are on a low income too.
"I was just in the right place at the right time."
It comes after Danish international footballer, Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during a Euro 2020 clash with Finland.
The former Tottenham playmaker was treated on the pitch and taken to hospital on June 12.
Eriksen is now "stable" and set to remain in hospital, the Danish football federation has said.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman told the Record: "Police were called to reports of a one vehicle crash on the Erskine Bridge around 12.50pm on Saturday, June 19.
"A man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment."
For more information on first aid and CPR head to the Save a Life Scotland website.
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