A hero dad has spoken of the dramatic moment he risked his own life to save that of a driver who had fallen seriously ill at the wheel in the outside lane of the busy M62.
John Barlow thought the other driver was dead when he looked in to the car heading slowly along the overtaking lane of the M62 near Leeds on Saturday. He got his Hyundai in front of the Audi, then took his foot off the accelerator and eased the car behind to a halt, before getting out to help the man, who was barely breathing.
John, 59, said it was "probably one of the most horrific things" he has ever seen. He said: "He looked dead at the wheel.
