A MYSTERY bus driver is being celebrated for his heroics after stopping a woman from throwing herself off Trent Bridge.
Nottingham City Transport posted a message on Facebook on Monday night praising its employee's lifesaving actions - after he pulled a bus full of passengers to the side of the road and got off to help talk the woman down.
But the company only named him as Patrick and his growing number of fans want to know more.
Nottinghamshire Police confirmed they were called to Trent Bridge at about 6.55pm after a report was made of concern for a woman's safety.
Online posts then began to emerge claiming the driver of the Navy Line 1 bus pulled over on his way to Gotham and, along with other passengers, helped to calm the woman down and stop her from jumping from Trent Bridge.
Shortly after the incident, NCT posted its surprising message on Facebook, saying: "On behalf of the company, we'd like to say an enormous well done to Gotham Garage driver Patrick and other passengers on the Navy Line 1 bus earlier this evening, who stopped a lady jumping off Trent Bridge.
"You are a credit to the company - well done!"
Almost 1,000 people have liked the post, along with tens of comments thanking the driver for his swift actions to help the unidentified woman.
Debbie Jackson wrote: "Well done indeed. I hope the lady gets the help she needs."
Marie Tomlinson posted: "Well done for taking the time out to actually help someone.
Makes a change to hear something good."
And Andy Thompson added: "Well done Pat. Top man and part of a top team."
The support also fell over to Twitter, with groups like The Tomorrow Project - which aims to prevent suicide - tweeting their respect for the driver.
"We'd like to extend thanks and support to all involved in preventing a #suicide tonight," the charity wrote. "Amazing humility!"
A police statement said officers arrived at the scene shortly after the call and spoke to the woman, who was then taken to hospital.
The Post contacted NCT to find out more about the driver, but the company's spokesman was keeping quiet about Patrick until he has met with his manager on Thursday to discuss what happened.