A HUMBLE carpenter who was publicly thanked in a letter in the Hereford Times for the role he played in pulling a motorist from danger has revealed it is not the first time he has saved a life.

Keith Davies, 56, was driving on Edgar Street last November when he stopped a rolling vehicle which was heading towards the pavement after the driver had become unwell.

He then put the woman in the recovery position and called the emergency services.

The driver, Michelle Childs, had a letter published in the Hereford Times this month thanking Mr Davies for saving her life.

She has nominated Mr Davies for a Humanitarian Award. But it is not the first time he has intervened, having remarkably been involved with saving two men who got into trouble while diving on two separate occasions.

The first happened on a cold day in February four or five years ago in Chepstow Quarry when Mr Davies rescued a man who was suffering heart problems.

He said: "If I wasn't there or came up or found him he would have died. He got married after that and has taken on four children and has a good life. That's my reward."

This came two years after Mr Davies saved a high-ranking army officer in West Wales.

The pair had collected bags full of lobsters and crabs but when Mr Davies looked at his diving colleague he noticed there was a big rip in his suit.

"It was full of water and we were about 30m down so he wasn't able to get up," said Mr Davies.

"I just got behind him, wrapped my legs around him and inflated everything. We just slowly started coming up. If I had let go, he would have sunk.

Mr Davies got his new friend to the surface and had to cut the feet out of his suit to drain the water away so he could be pulled out by those on a nearby boat.

"We laughed about all the lobsters we managed to save. Since then we have had this bond and have always kept in touch," Mr Davies said.

"He's very high up in the regiment and is involved with anti-terrorism and keeps us all safe. We talk on Whatsapp once every few weeks."

Following the incident on Edgar Street last November, Mr Davies discovered the driver was a nurse on the intensive care unit in Shrewsbury.

"She saves lives everyday," said Mr Davies. "My rewards from all this are that the first man has brought up four children, the officer in the regiment saves lives by keeping us safe from terrorists and she saves lives everyday in intensive care. That's my reward.

"I didn't even think about it, I'm really happy they can go on all helping other people – that's enough for me."