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A hero doorman held up an Aston Martin for 10 minutes to save a man.

Stewart Edward, 30, stopped it crushing a recovery vehicle driver until fire crews arrived to complete the rescue.

The victim became stuck when the £140,000 car he was set to tow broke loose from his truck.

But powerlifter Stewart stopped his car and rushed into action, using brute strength to hoist up the 1.75 tonne Aston Martin.

Stewart, 30, said: "The guy had got himself wedged between the car and his recovery vehicle and the car was about to slip off the side of the truck on to the road below.

"It would have crushed him."

The incident happened just off the Clyde Expressway near Partick in Glasgow.

Dad-of-one Stewart, of the city's Drumoyne, explained: "I became aware of some kind of incident and we slowed to see what was going on. The car had come partially off the side of the truck. In order to stop it falling off and into the path of oncoming traffic, the recovery guy had climbed up the side of the van and reached inside the car to switch off the engine.

"He was in a very unusual position. I dashed over and put my hand into the wheel arch and grabbed the axle to lift the weight of the car.

"The man was in extreme pain and the car was at its tipping point. But I knew I had to lift it up and hold it there."

The recovery vehicle driver, who has not been named, was taken to hospital and released after treatment.

Stewart, who works and at Glasgow's King Tuts venue as well as for a finance company, said: "I was a bit sore afterwards but happy to help."

A source said: "Stewart basically held the car up for 10 minutes before the fire brigade got there.

"Nowadays, you often don't hear about those who stop and help others - and especially if it involves standing and holding a car up for 10 minutes.

"So everyone thinks Stewart deserves great credit - you could say he is a real-life superhero."

A spokesman for 911 Recovery said yesterday: "We would like to thank Stewart very much for helping our driver."