AN off-duty nurse has been hailed a hero after saving the lives of a woman and her unborn child by performing CPR at the scene of a car crash.

Keith B Ezell, 36, was there at the right place at the right time when he jumped straight into action to save a pregnant woman after he heard a horror smash in Ohio.

4 This is the incredible moment a nurse was captured saving a pregnant woman's life after witnessing a car accident on his way to work

Footage uploaded on Facebook over the weekend, which has already amassed 179,000 likes, shows Keith frantically performing life-saving CPR on the unconscious woman lying who is lying on ground.

‎Danielle Nicole, who shared the video, wrote: "This is my friend and co-worker Keith B Ezell who was caught rescuing this woman, and unborn child, after witnessing a car accident on his way to work with minimal assistance."

Keith told WKYC Channel 3 News, he was on his way to do shopping for his mum before he went to work, when he heard a two-car crash at Broadrock and Broadview in Parma on February 19.

4 Keith B Ezell was filmed doing CPR on a woman before he went to work Credit: Facebook

4 Keith said he worked on the woman for about five minutes before paramedics arrived Credit: Facebook

4 Paramedics then took over and was able to find a pulse Credit: Facebook

When he approached the scene, he said the driver was begging for help on behalf of his passenger.

Recalling the horrific moment, Keith said: "He said, 'Oh my God! She's not breathing! Help me! Help me!'"

The VA Medical Center nurse assistant, who recently completed a new CPR class and happened to have a respiratory mask in his rucksack, did not hesitate to help the pregnant woman.

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He said he put the woman on the ground and started administering CPR.

"She was turning blue. She had no pulse and I kept thinking she can't die on me," he said.

Keith said he worked on her for at least five minutes before paramedics arrived and took over and managed to find a pulse.

He said: "I thought, my job is done. She gets to live."

Keith later called the hospital to check on her and was told she survived.

It is not clear what the extent of the young woman's injuries are.

The nurse assistant, who has 16 years of experience, said he was just doing his job which he describes as "second nature".

After the incident, Keith said he got in his car and went straight to work at his "real" job.

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