Famous helper

One British man has a particularly good reason to be a fan of UK footballer David Beckham. The man was driving his children to school when his car broke down at a major junction and then refused to start. The man was concerned for the safety of his children and himself as numerous other vehicles manoeuvred around the stalled car.
June 24, 2013 Read time: 1 min
One British man has a particularly good reason to be a fan of UK footballer David Beckham. The man was driving his children to school when his car broke down at a major junction and then refused to start. The man was concerned for the safety of his children and himself as numerous other vehicles manoeuvred around the stalled car. However another motorist then stopped and helped to push the vehicle to safety, away from the junction. The driver said he was stunned when he realised his helper was the footballer, David Beckham.

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