Quick-thinking tradie stops out-of-control car after elderly driver suffers stroke in Adelaide

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An elderly driver was heading towards a busy intersection after suffering a stroke when Scott made the split-second decision to intervene.

A quick-thinking tradie may have saved lives after putting himself in danger to stop an elderly driver who suffered a stroke behind the wheel in Adelaide.

Scott Holland was driving his work ute along Hampstead Rd in Lightsview earlier this week when he noticed a white SUV drifting in and out of its lane.

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Realising something was wrong, Holland made a split-second decision to intervene, driving his ute in front of the SUV and braking to bring it to a stop.

Behind the wheel was 91-year-old Peter, who had suffered a stroke and lost control of his vehicle.

“The gentleman would have kept going through a major intersection,” Holland told 7NEWS.

“I then got the tradie ute around the front and then put my brakes on.”

But before he could open the door, Peter regained consciousness and reversed into another car.

A passing nurse then also stopped to help before emergency services arrived.

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