Get me to the church – Essex officer saves the day!

ESSEX traffic officer Roy Linton saved the day – by helping to get a bridesmaid to the church on time.

PC Linton stepped in when Azariah Nukajam and her friend Christina Okenla’s BMW broke down in the fast lane on the A12 heading towards Colchester.

They were on their way to a friend’s wedding where they were to be bridesmaids.

When PC Linton arrived on the scene the pair were standing in the central reservation.

He then made the scene safe by towing their car to a lay-by, but the friends’ roadside recovery company said there would be a four hour wait before they could be picked up.

Realising that would mean they would miss the wedding, PC Linton offered to give them a lift to Tollgate on his way back to his base in Stanway.

Their family picked up the pair from there and they made the ceremony on time.

Christina contacted the force to to say thank you to PC Linton for coming to the rescue.

“We were quite distressed, and he kindly gave us a lift,” she said.

“If it wasn’t for him we wouldn’t have made the wedding on time.

“So, thanks again, it was very much appreciated.”