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An eight-year-old boy helped direct an ambulance to the M5 after his father fell into a coma while driving. | An eight-year-old boy helped direct an ambulance to the M5 after his father fell into a coma while driving. |
Neil Stewart, of Torpoint, Cornwall, suffered the diabetic attack while driving with his son, Jago, but managed to pull into a lay-by. | |
Jago rang his mother who in turn called 999. The boy then used the car's satellite navigation to tell emergency services where he was in Somerset. | Jago rang his mother who in turn called 999. The boy then used the car's satellite navigation to tell emergency services where he was in Somerset. |
His father later said: "He took it all in his stride." | His father later said: "He took it all in his stride." |
Blood sugar | Blood sugar |
The pair were driving from Cornwall to Birimingham on Friday when the attack happened. | The pair were driving from Cornwall to Birimingham on Friday when the attack happened. |
Jago said he was "scared" but called his mother. She could not tell where the car was and called the emergency services. | Jago said he was "scared" but called his mother. She could not tell where the car was and called the emergency services. |
Emergency call handler Kath Doyle in turn kept Jago calm on the telephone as he read information from the satellite navigation system. | Emergency call handler Kath Doyle in turn kept Jago calm on the telephone as he read information from the satellite navigation system. |
Jago then got out of the car undirected and told emergency services he saw a road sign for the B3133. | Jago then got out of the car undirected and told emergency services he saw a road sign for the B3133. |
Police said they pinpointed the car's location at the M5 Clevedon junction seconds later, and officers and the ambulance were on the scene within three minutes. | Police said they pinpointed the car's location at the M5 Clevedon junction seconds later, and officers and the ambulance were on the scene within three minutes. |
Mr Stewart was taken to Weston-Super-Mare General Hospital by ambulance and released the following day, safe but suffering from the effects of the attack. | Mr Stewart was taken to Weston-Super-Mare General Hospital by ambulance and released the following day, safe but suffering from the effects of the attack. |
Jago's mother, Melanie Deighton, said it was the first time her son had witnessed such an attack but had kept calm. | |
She said her partner's blood sugar would have gone down further if he had not received care in time. | She said her partner's blood sugar would have gone down further if he had not received care in time. |
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