This is the heartwarming moment drivers stopped speeding traffic to rescue a stray kitten stranded in the middle of a motorway.<br /> <br />Teera Potisat, 28, and his partner Kessarapawn Inpang, 26, were driving home when they noticed the frail moggy dodging the vehicles in Thailand yesterday (February 19).<br /> <br />Footage shows how Teera left his car and rushed over to help the frightened female baby cat which had tried to scramble to safety under a sedan, which had stopped to avoid hitting her.<br /> <br />The kind rescuer joined the car owner and another driver to retrieve the cat from the wheel chassis.<br /> <br />Teera crawled under the car while Kessarapawn tried to gently coax out the kitten.<br /> <br />Highway police also intervened and made sure the highway traffic was under control throughout the rescue.<br /><br />She eventually emerged and was trembling from the shock of being surrounded by loud cars.<br /> <br />After taking a while to comfort the poor kitten, Teera’s girlfriend Kessarapawn volunteered to adopt her and named her ‘Taang-duan’ which means 'a highway' in Thai.<br /> <br />Kessarapawn said that this was the first time she had rescued a lost animal.<br /> <br />She said: ‘’I would say that I am familiar with cats since I have 10 Persians at my place. But this is the first time I have ever saved a kitten and adopted them.’’<br /> <br />The cat lover also praised the other passing motorists and traffic officers who helped with the rescue.<br /> <br />She commented: ''Seeing how many people stopped to help shows how much everyone cares about animals.<br /><br />''They did not even complain about the traffic jam yet they were trying their best to make her safe.''
