Bus driver shows motorists how to climb icy hill

Where other motorists fear to tread, a bus driver has become a local hero for showing them how to tackle an icy hill.

Caught on camera as he makes relatively easy work of a steep climb in wintry weather on Teeside.

Leaving struggling vehicles in his wake, the unnamed hero takes the X4 Arriva service up Saltburn Bank.

The few passengers who braved the wintry weather to get to Middlesborough, glad their driver is not put off by a steep icy hill.

Fans have already paid their tribute to man, who has now become an internet sensation.

One person who worked with him and drove the route regularly, praised him for "a brilliant piece of driving."

A local resident also felt compelled to Facebook about his "magnificent achievement."