A MAN who broke a car window and gave the driver CPR after he had a heart attack says that he felt it was his “moral duty” to help.

Phil Bryant was driving into Tesco in Hook on January 21 when he saw a car had driven into a wall and that the wheels were still spinning.

The 43-year-old business development manager pulled alongside the vehicle when he realised that the 80-year-old driver was unresponsive.

“I thought ‘****, what do I do now?’,” Phil told the Gazette.

“I opened my front door very quickly and shouted at a passer by to call an ambulance. I shouted quite a few times because it is a shock.

“I ran around to the driver’s door which was locked.

“Being able to see inside, you could see this unresponsive man. I was trying to work out what it was.

“I was thinking ‘I’m not going to let him die’.”

Phil says that he continued to try the doors, unable to get in. It was only when he got the attention of a van driver who was able to break open a window with a tool that allowed them to get the man out and start CPR.

They continued, with the assistance of the 999 call handler, until a first aider arrived from Tesco with a defibrillator.

Two ambulances, as well as the air ambulance soon arrived on scene, leaving Phil to start contemplating what could have been had he not acted.

“The most frustrating part is not being able to get into the car,” he continued. “Had I not been able to get in, that would have been the worst part, just watching a man die.

“The NHS, police, ambulance, everybody, they did a fantastic job. Despite our services being stretched, they pulled it out of the bag.

“I’d like to think other people would do the same. But seeing people ignore the situation was frustrating, even if somebody just picks up the phone and calls 999, that could make a difference.

“There were also some very impatient people there as well, there was one guy who gave Tesco staff a load of verbal abuse. He said ‘I’ve got places to be, I’m too busy for this’.”

However, despite this, Phil says the majority of people acted amazingly, especially the Tesco first aider.

“It was an emotional rollercoaster, it’s not one I would ever want to experience again, but I would do exactly the same again.”

The man, who has lives just outside Hook, says that he is urging everyone to buy a glass hammer to keep in their car.

“I only really knew about them after this incident, and I’ve never really thought about them before this. They’re on Amazon, you can get four for £12.

“I’ve got some at home, so when we have family come, I give them one because I think it is really important.

“£3 would save your life if you crashed into the water and you cannot get out of these windows.

“These things are just so cheap, and I hope that they gather dust, but if it saves one person’s life then that £3 will be well spent.”