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Published 11:35 11 Jun 2021 BST
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The story was covered by Leeds Live, who were quoted onlookers as having said "Well done to that lorry driver. Hope the person on the bridge gets the help they need.", while another said, simply: "Trucker is a good human and deserves the utmost respect."
However, the image itself was first published on Vulnerable Citizen Support Leeds' Facebook page, a local charity that works to look after the homeless and others struggling in the community.
Not long ago, we shared their story about a young lad who went back to thank a Greggs Manager who fed him every day while he was homeless. It is definitely a 'faith in humanity restored' kind of page.
The admin wrote the following about the incident on the M62:
https://www.facebook.com/Homelesssupportnetwork/photos/a.1353932081306843/4506450279388325/
Like everyone else, we applaud this truck driver, whoever he is, for spotting the man and intervening when he did. There was no doubt any number of vehicles whizzing down that motorway who either didn't see him or didn't know what to do and kept driving. Thank you for being the one who did.
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