Taxi driver hailed for going extra mile to save man’s life

A TAXI driver whose quick thinking saved the life of a passenger was last night crowned driver of the year.

Taxi driver hailed for  going extra mile to save man’s life

Declan Heagney, from Clonee, Co Meath, was honoured for going above and beyond the call of duty when he rushed a man whose heart had stopped to a medical centre.

When the doctor examining the man could not find a pulse, the taxi driver and GP lifted the patient out of the car into the clinic, where they resuscitated him.

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