7 Times Food Delivery Agents Won Our Hearts With Random Acts Of Kindness

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Not all heroes wear capes and it’s absolutely true, at least for food delivery executives who toil all day long but their efforts still go unseen. Many times food delivery agents have gone above and beyond their call of duty to perform random acts of kindness.

Here are 7 times, these real-life heroes won over our hearts. Take a look. 

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1) Saves Life Of Little Girl Who Got Into A Freak Accident

Early in July, a Twitter user identified as Pratik Salunke in his post talked about the freak accident that happened in Thane, Maharashtra. He said that a girl was playing at her school gate. Suddenly, the metal gate came loose and a part of it “pierced through her cheek, missing her right eye by an inch”.

Ravi, delivery boy of @amazonIN helped a girl who fet with a freak incident in Thane. She was playing on her school gate when it gave away and a part of iron pierced through her cheek, missing her right eye by an inch. Ravi hold on to the gate for 30 min untill help arrived.(1/2) pic.twitter.com/ydH700G72j

— Pratik Salunke (@pratik_salunke) July 1, 2022

The Amazon delivery person identified as Ravi who was in the area saw the accident and rushed to help the girl, holding the metal piece in place to stop excessive bleeding or aggravating the injury.

According to the post, he held onto the metal piece for 30 minutes until help arrived.

People were in awe of Ravi and praised him for restoring their faith in humanity. Many also urged Amazon to reward him for going above and beyond to help those in need.

2) Saves Man’s Life, Takes Him To Hospital

The official Instagram handle of Swiggy shared a short story about how a delivery person on their fleet who went over and above the call of duty to help save a man’s life.

The incident dates back to December 25, 2021, when the delivery executive named Mrunal Kirdat, selflessly came to the aid of retired Colonel named Man Mohan Malik.

Man Mohan had fallen seriously ill and his son decided to rush him to the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. However, there was heavy traffic that day and thus the commute was taking longer than usual. His son requested for some help from two-wheeler riders as they could navigate through the traffic faster, but to no avail.

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Finally, Mrunal came and without any hesitation rushed Man Mohan to the hospital. Mrunal asked other people stuck in the traffic to make way and quickly took the ailing man to the hospital, where he also informed the staff about the man’s serious condition.  

3) Gives Petrol From His Bike To Stranded Sibling Duo

A woman from Mumbai shared how a Swiggy delivery driver came to her and her brother’s rescue when they were stranded on a road at midnight.

Akshita Changan took to LinkedIn to share the incident – She was riding with her brother when their bike ran out of petrol and stopped in the middle of the road at 12.15 am.

“A silent night with no passengers in sight, just me and my brother waiting at the roadside for some help until we discovered a delivery man checking out for an address on his mobile phone,” Akshita wrote.

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Akshita’s brother approached the delivery guy and asked him to tow their bike. The driver politely refused and said, “Sir, I’m going the other way round and I can’t be late for delivery.”

However, then the driver enquired if they had a bottle of water, and when they said no, he emptied his own water bottle and gave petrol from his bike so that Akshita and her brother could reach the nearest petrol pump.  

4) Risked His Own Life To Rescue 5 Kids From Burning Building

Nicholas Bostic, 25, was driving past midnight when he noticed a house on fire. He quickly turned around and parked in the driveway. Without thinking much, he immediately rushed inside the burning house to rescue four siblings (aged 1, 6, 13 and 18) and a 13-year-old who had come for a sleepover.

The incident happened in Indiana, US, on July 11. 

Here’s the video to go along with the story. pic.twitter.com/TvZ5wzCg1f

— LafayetteINPolice (@LafayetteINPD) July 15, 2022

5) Alerts Police After Customer Leaves ‘Last Meal’ Note In Order

A food delivery executive in China is being hailed as a hero after saving the life of a suicidal customer. The incident took place in Henan Province. 

The customer had left an ominous note while placing his food order, which read: “The last meal in my life.” When the delivery guy arrived at the customer’s place, no one answered the bell. Suspecting that something was not right, he alerted the police, Global Times reported.

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When the police and firemen arrived, the man refused to open the door and threatened to jump out of the window.

The cops persuaded him to calm down while the firemen quietly slid into the room and saved him, the report said.

The man, who had taken a large number of sleeping pills, was starting to lose consciousness when rescuers managed to enter his apartment in the time and pulled him away from danger. 

6) Helps Specially-abled Man On The Street

A video went viral on the internet which showed a delivery boy helping a specially-abled man on a street.

In the video, the delivery worker stopped his vehicle and ran towards the specially-abled man seated on his wheelchair struggling to get on a sidewalk. The delivery boy gently pushed the chair forward and helped the man get on the sidewalk.

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This act of selflessness has won the hearts of netizens on social media. Some appreciated his kindness while others were seen recalling their tough times and how someone came to help them. 

7) Riding A Bike, Pulled Along Another Agent Riding A Bicycle

In July 2022, a video that was posted online is absolutely heartwarming. In the said clip, a Swiggy rider lent a helping hand to the Zomato delivery man who was riding a bicycle in Delhi’s scorching heat. The Zomato guy was on a bicycle while the swiggy guy was on a motorcycle. The swiggy guy held the Zomato guy’s hand so that he would not have to pedal in the heat.

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This video was shared on Instagram by a user named Sannah Arora. Along with the video, she wrote: “True friendship seen on these extremely hot and unbearable days in Delhi!” She tagged food delivery platforms Swiggy and Zomato in her post.

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