A heavily pregnant Belvedere woman has thanked five mysterious strangers who saved her mum's life when she suffered a stroke so severe she feared she wouldn't live to meet her first grandchild.

Carer Caroline Hazell, 52, was driving with a 24-year-old patient on Friday evening (January 29), who has learning disabilities, when she felt a click in her neck.

The Battle Road resident also had a headache so painful she felt like she had been hit over the head with a hammer, and quickly pulled over in Sainsbury's car park, Bexleyheath, at around 6pm.

Her daughter Jodie Hazell told News Shopper: "At this point she was almost unconscious.

"All she could do was open her window and say 'help me, I think I'm dying'.

"She was talking like she was paralytic, drunk.

"She was being sick, her speech was slurred. But instead of judging her they just went and got help."

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Two of the men, who were all around 23 years old, went to raise the alarm whilst the others stayed with Mrs Hazell and her patient - who has the mental age of a five-year-old.

Her 24-year-old daughter added: "If they hadn't acted as quickly as they had, she would have died.

"And the person she was with could have ran off, could have got run over.

"So it wasn't just my mum's life they saved, it was the girl's as well."

Jodie also thanked the Bexley PCSOs who helped Mrs Hazell, who had no prior health problems and is currently recovering in Lewisham Hospital.

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Jodie Hazell with her mum Caroline Hazell, dad Terry Hazell, brother Jimmy Hazell and her partner Luke Buggs

Eight-month pregnant Jodie said: "It's been absolutely awful. The first thing she said to me when I got to the hospital was 'if I don't see the baby, them him I love him'.

"She was that bad, we thought we would have lost her. If it wasn't for those boys, there is a high chance she could have died.

"My mum's the most calm person you could ever meet, but she was petrified.

"She's going to be in hospital for four to six weeks. Her speech is very slurred. Her vision is blurred and she can't walk at the moment.

"But within four to six weeks she will start recovery. It's a long, slow process but she will get there. She could have been gone."

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The Hazell family made an appeal on Facebook, and have now identified the five Good Samaritans.

Jodie believes her mum will want to meet Ben Ireson, Kevin Rutherford Hazell, Billy Westlake, Kyle Shaw and Luke Mcaleese - who are all former Erith School pupils - and thank them personally.

She added: "There are not many people who are that good.

"Everyone knows your mum's the most precious person and if it wasn't for them, I wouldn’t have mine."

Her dad Terry Hazell said: "We are all very grateful.

"I was speaking to one of the boy's parents and said 'you should be so proud of your son'."