Firefighters Block Traffic To Help Elderly Woman Cross Busy Road In Viral Video, Win Hearts

In today's highly competitive world, there seems to be so much negativity in our everyday lives. It¡¯s easy to get bogged down in social media warfare or to close yourself off from those around you.

Firefighters block traffic to help an elderly woman cross the road safely

But the good still outguns the bad. We regularly come across acts, small or big, that restore our faith in humanity. Now, an old video showing firefighters blocking traffic on a busy motorway to help an elderly woman cross the road has resurfaced online.

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The video shows an elderly woman standing right in the middle of a busy road, struggling to cross to the other side as cars race past her. Despite waiting a long time, no one bothered to stop their car to let her pass. That's when you see a fire engine on the other side of the road. It slows down near her before cutting hard left to block the motorway on the side the lady was trying to cross. The firefighters get down and stop the vehicles while one of them helped her cross the road by holding her hand.

The incident reportedly happened along the Kaliningrad motorway in Russia.

Wow ????????? pic.twitter.com/3ahdMoDHqt

¡ª How Things Are Manufactured (@fastworkers6) October 9, 2022

The video has gone viral and garnered more than 3.7 million views. People praised the firefighters for the heartwarming act.

"So nice of those firefighters to stop and help her but it pisses me off that not one car stopped, and no one bothered to get out of their car to help her cross beforehand," a user commented.

"So kind and thoughtful, hope everyone is like this," another user wrote.

"Real heroes, that's just another day for those guys. Awesome," another user added.

When people get behind the wheel, they identify themselves with the car and stop perceiving pedestrians around. This is a paradox.

¡ª Pinacoteca digitale (@Pinacotecadigi) October 9, 2022

Hats up those Fire Brigade team...

¡ª srigen (@29oemga) October 10, 2022

Sad that the fire department was the only ones to stop.

¡ª Sarcastic Prick (@seanmlreid) October 9, 2022

it cost nothing to be kind ??

¡ª angrybird (@alpine106) October 10, 2022

Truck driver helps elderly woman cross a waterlogged street

Earlier, a video went viral showing how a truck driver helped an elderly woman cross a waterlogged street.

Not all heroes wear capes, some have an elevator ramp ? pic.twitter.com/kUXLxIXKIq

¡ª Tansu YE?EN (@TansuYegen) August 21, 2022

The clip begins with the old woman standing in front of a waterlogged street. As the video goes on, a truck reverses towards her. The truck stops in front of the woman and the driver then extends a hand to help the woman cross the street using the lift ramp and get to a car.

The footage was shared on Twitter by a user Tansu Yegen. ¡°Not all heroes wear capes, some have an elevator ramp,¡± read the caption.

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