Brave mystery man manages to save injured driver from plunging off a cliff in his truck after horror crash in Idaho

Police in Idaho are trying to track down the man who saved a driver from the scene of a precarious car crash at the edge of a cliff in Idaho yesterday.

The crash occurred about 8am Wednesday in Lewiston, at a drop called Bryden Canyon.

The driver of the truck involved, Mathew Sitko, 23, drove through a yard and over two terraces before getting snared in a chain-link fence.

The fence is the only reason the car vehicle did not topple over into the canyon with Sitko still behind the wheel, police told the Lewiston Tribune. 

That's when the mystery man arrived at the scene.

The man, a passer-by, grabbed a nearby rock and smashed Sitko's window, before pulling the victim from the car.

He dragged Sitko further up to safety, where police and paramedics arrived shortly after to assist.

'He said he had to go, and he left,' Lewiston police officer Eric Olson told the Tribune.

 

Driver: Mathew Sitko, 23, of Lewiston, Idaho, is recovering in hospital from minor injuries following the crash. He wrote on his Facebook page that he feels 'blessed' for what happened

Sitko was taken to hospital and is recovering from minor injuries, however he is lucky to be alive.

It is unclear how far the canyon drop actually measured. 

Witnesses say Sitko was driving erratically and swerved to miss another motorist when the crash occurred.

While police are investigating, they say he appeared to suffer a 'mental episode'. 

Not long after the crash Sitko posted to his Facebook page that he felt blessed.

'Good moing everyone! I am truly blessed by God today!! Thank you God & Jesus for taking care of me!! I love you!' he wrote on his Facebook.

Sitko lists his job as working for Moscow and Lewiston Landscaping.