Hero Trucker Ignores Own Safety to Save Utility Worker Stuck in a Bucket With Fire Blazing Below

Is there really such a thing as being in the right place at the right time? Instead of the popular phrase, we at the Positive Identity offer this: some situations boil down to having the right person at the right place. Anyone can witness a turn-of-the-moment event, but shaking off the shock and taking action takes heart, a cool composure, and the will to help.

Truck Driver Efrain Zepeda is such a person, who saw a fellow human in danger and acted on instinct. When a fire threatened the safety of a utility worker currently stuck in a lifted bucket truck, Zepeda backed his trailer toward the fire and the worker, giving them a way to jump down and escape the fire before the worst-case scenario could become reality.

Stories such as Zepeda’s help to encourage the growth of “the right person in the right place,” within us all. No matter if an act of kindness is big or small, the difference we make can make a positive impact and help more stories such as these enter the limelight!