Chinese crane driver labelled a hero after winching four people from submerged bus
Man drove his construction vehicle to the river bank to rescue the stricken passengers
A crane operator from eastern China has been labelled a hero after using his vehicle to rescue four people from a bus that had skidded off the road and into a river, according to local media reports.
The incident happened on Wednesday in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, after the bus collided head on with a sports utility vehicle, Modern Express reported.
The crash sent the bus careering off the road and into the water, where it promptly sank, the report said.
When the unnamed construction worker saw what had happened, he quickly climbed down from his crane and dashed across a busy road to survey the scene.
He then ran back to his vehicle, got inside and drove it over to the river bank. With the jib extended out over the water he winched the four passengers up from the bus and manoeuvred them to safety.
