Superwoman pushes a milk lorry... uphill
A MOTHER-OF-THREE who helped stranded dairy lorry by pushing it up a hill during a snowstorm has been hailed a ‘superwoman’.
Charlene Leslie, 33, was filmed pushing the massive heavy goods vehicle up a road in Cowdenbeath, Fife, last Tuesday during freezing conditions brought by Storm Darcy.
Now the supermarket worker has been rewarded with a year’s free supply of milk from family dairy Graham’s for coming to the aid of its driver.
Ms Leslie had been heading to the shops when she stopped to help the driver, asking neighbours to watch her two daughters as she carried out the amazing feat of strength.
She said: ‘I would never just stand by when I see someone in trouble. I suppose what I did was really dangerous, but thankfully the Graham’s truck got safely up the hill. I wasn’t really thinking about me, I just wanted to help.’
She added: ‘A load of people were trying to push a car up the hill when I noticed the Graham’s truck coming behind it.
‘Its front wheels were spinning, and it was stuck from all the snow.
‘My neighbour appeared, so I asked her to watch the kids and the dog while I pushed it from the back. Eventually it made it safely to the top.’
Modestly, she went on: ‘I cannot believe all the attention I am getting for what I did. I simply believe that it is your duty to help others if they are in trouble.
‘It was lovely to meet Mr Graham as I’m a huge fan of the family farming brand and their products.
‘I really didn’t help out to receive anything in return, but I am absolutely delighted at their offer of free Graham’s dairy products for a year.’
Dr Robert Graham Snr, chairman of Graham’s, said of the feat: ‘When I saw the video of Charlene pushing one of our artic lorries up a steep hill single handedly, I couldn’t believe it.
But he added that ‘although she is a real-life superwoman’ he felt compelled to urge others not to put themselves in danger by copying Charlene’s heroics.