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An elderly guy who fell into a river on his mobility scooter saved by heroic bystanders

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Good Samaritans saved an elderly man after he crashed his mobility scooter into a river just before it submerged.

In Suzhou, Anhui Province, eastern China, a guy who witnessed the collision hurried to remove the man from the water.

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After finding the driver trapped inside the car, the young man can be seen swimming knee-deep into the river on the footage.
The driver is then dragged outside when he prys open the door.

Soon after, two additional guys join the rescue effort and help the driver, who is obviously unable to stand, climb the rocky embankment.

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Two men come to help a young man to save an elderly after his vehicle fell into the river in Suzhou, Anhui province, China, undated. They successfully dragged the old man to the shore. (335618740/AsiaWire)
The man was pulled to safety after his scooter crashed (Picture: 335618740/AsiaWire)
Three men rescue an elderly after his vehicle fell into the river in Suzhou, Anhui province, China, undated. They successfully dragged him to the shore. (335618740/AsiaWire)
Hero passers-by helped rescue him (Picture: 335618740/AsiaWire)
A young man goes down the river to save an elderly after his vehicle fell into the river in Suzhou, Anhui province, China, undated. Later two other men came to help and successfully dragged the old man to the shore. (335618740/AsiaWire)
A man saw his car crash into the water and ran to help him (Picture: 335618740/AsiaWire)

They place the man down onto a rock as they apparently wait for help to arrive.

According to local witnesses the driver could have used too much throttle and lost control of the vehicle.

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A woman said it took just two minutes before the vehicle was completely submerged underwater.

The driver was eventually collected by his family.

Footage of the miraculous rescue was shared on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok.

Douyin user ‘the sea’ said in a comment: ‘The lad is amazing! We should all learn from him.’

And user ‘The world is full of beauty in April’ wrote: ‘He should be given an award for bravery – a certificate, and a big reward of more than CNY 50,000 [GBP 5,800]!’

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