A hero courier has been hailed for rescuing a stranded pensioner when her car broke down on a flooded Scots road in the dark.
The elderly woman, who couldn't walk without an aid, had been trying to get to Banchory in Aberdeenshire in horror conditions at around 5pm on Friday, November 18. At the time Pegasus Couriers' Dundee UPS Site Manager David Aitken was waiting in his van after being called to an unrelated breakdown near Laurencekirk - between Aberdeen and Dundee - when he saw headlights approach.
When they flickered out, David realised the car had stalled trying to cross the flooded road. Worried the motor would sink, he sprung into action and helped the woman to safety.
