Good Samaritan out of pocket following crash

A Good Samaritan who stopped to help a teenage girl who had been injured in a car crash has been left significantly out of pocket after rescue crews dismantled his car to get her out.

Paul Egan, 53, from Sligo, came on the scene of the crash in Keshcarrigan, Co Leitrim, on January 27, and found Tamara Jade Huxtable, 18, from Drumshanbo wandering in the middle of the road after her friend’s car crashed into a wall.

“The girl was standing in the road,” said Paul. “I could see where the car was embedded in the wall, so naturally I got out to try and assist, and as it was raining I went over and helped her walk to my car to get some shelter.