AN ELDERLY holidaying couple would like to thank the “knight of the night” from Lillington who came to their rescue when their car broke down.
David and Helen Lloyd from Lincolnshire, who are both in their 80s, were driving back to their holiday home when they ended up on the wrong road, and to make matters worse, got a puncture.
David, who admits he is not a young man, said he was struggling for ages to get the jack on the car and as it was just after midnight the roads were quiet, except for a few trucks going past.
Then suddenly out of nowhere a man stopped who was dressed in an NHS supply chain uniform.
David said: “Well our prayers were answered there and then. He got out and came over to us and offered his services.
“Despite wearing a long leg brace, which he said he had to wear because he was waiting for a knee operation at Warwick Hospital soon – and it helped stop him from falling when his knee gave way – he struggled on in pain to help us.
“We could see he was in so much pain but he never gave up and after about 30 minutes the job was done. While this took place he allowed my wife to relax in his car, such a gentleman few and far between.
“He told us that he was heading home after taking NHS medical supplies down to Somerset in his big truck.”
The good Samaritan, who said his name was Paul and he was from Lillington, then told the couple to follow him in his car and he would drive them back to the route they should have taken in the first place. This meant taking himself out of his own way, so he was able to guide them back onto the motorway.
David added: “This man is a knight. It’s hard to believe there are still people like him that are prepared to stop and help.
“I am asking you to maybe print this and maybe someone will know of him and pass onto him a massive thank you for his actions, politeness and patience with us oldies. He was our knight and I never got the chance to really thank him.”
