A HERO delivery driver saved a man's life by performing CPR on him while paramedics rushed to the scene.

Handyman Geoff More, 51, from Uckfield, suffered a cardiac arrest while he was working in a flat.

But he was kept breathing by Mike Clarke, who just happened to be delivering supplies from Wickes at that moment.

In a fortunate coincidence Mike, 61, has extensive experience teaching CPR in the workplace and was able to rush into action to save Geoff's life.

The pair have since been emotionally reunited.

Geoff, who has since been released from hospital, said: "If it weren't for Mike I would be dead.

The Argus: Geoff has been released from hospital after the incidentGeoff has been released from hospital after the incident (Image: Geoff More)

"It's crazy for someone with so much experience in CPR to be there, it's beyond a fluke.

"I was quite lucky for someone to be there at all, I just can't comprehend how much I owe him."

Geoff said he has no recollection of what happened other than feeling dizzy. He can't remember anything from the next two days.

Mike said that on arriving at the flat in Brighton in Bear Road, Brighton, he immediately jumped into action, having taught CPR for over 40 years.

He kept Geoff alive for more than ten minutes before paramedics arrived at the scene and used a defibrillator on him before taking him to the Royal Sussex County Hospital.

Mike made sure to phone the hospital to keep updated on Geoff's condition.

He said: "It's a very strange but very good feeling to know that the training has made a real difference.

"CPR makes a huge difference and it's great to know that he is still alive today.

"What I did for Geoff I would do again tomorrow. It's so important to learn the basics of first aid and CPR."

Mike, who lives in Rowan Avenue, Hove, said he was "blown away" by the lucky coincidence of him arriving just as Geoff was struck down.

It was even more of a complete chance as he had delayed the drop-off until later than originally planned.

Statistics from Nice, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, suggest that fewer than one in ten people who suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survive.