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A delivery driver on his way to play golf prevented a potentially major crash on one of Devon's busiest roads this morning.

Mario Avanzato was driving his work van on the A38 at 8am on route to Boringdon Park Golf Club when he noticed a car driving very slowly ahead of him.

The Honda Civic had come off the A38 towards the Marsh Mills roundabout and was travelling at around 20mph, veering across the road.

Mario overtook the car but got a big surprise when he looked over at the driver.

He said: "The man at the wheel was shaking, he was having a fit.

"I pulled in front of him and tried to get his attention, but there was nothing - he wasn't responsive at all.

"The car was going from the first lane towards the third so I slowed right down in front of him and eventually stopped."

Mario believes other drivers would have seen the car travelling slowly, but may not have realised why.

He dashed out of his van and tried to bring the man's car to a halt before it hit his van - but it was too late.

Mario said: "The car hit my van, although it was travelling very slowly.

"There was not much damage, just a scuffed bumper and a broken reversing light.

"I opened his door and tried to speak to him but he was still fitting and wasn't responsive.

"I called 999 straight away and within about two minutes an ambulance had arrived.

"In the meantime the person on the phone got me to keep checking that the man was still breathing."

The car had come to a stop not far from the KFC branch near Marsh Mills Retail Park.

The man, believed to be in his fifties, had just stopped fitting by the time the ambulance arrived.

Mario said: "They got him in the ambulance and took him off to hospital.

"I stayed with the police to tell them what happened and after a while they told me that the man was already much better.

"Apparently he did suffer from epilepsy but hadn't had a fit for years."

Mario said after the incident he carried on to the golf course to play with his friends.

He added: "I didn't play very well, but at least I got there."

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