A crew of Brampton firefighters was returning to their Heart Lake fire station after assisting victims of a car crash Sunday afternoon (June 3) when they were called upon to perform a completely different kind of rescue.

“We were flagged down by some nice residents who were frantic about this turtle,” explained Brampton Fire Capt. David van Houten.

The members of B Platoon, working out of Station 205, saw three vehicles on the shoulder of Sandalwood Parkway and one car stopped on the road almost right in front of their station near Conestoga Drive.

They pulled over to see what they could do to help the five pedestrians standing on the side of the road.