As two tourists driving go-karts became stuck on Tokyo's Shibuya crossing, an unlikely hero came to their rescue.

Footage filmed by @mikelstuhl shows the moment a man in wheelchair immediately rolled into the middle of the road to help separate the stuck go-karts.

On his way back to the pavement, he was applauded by hundreds waiting to cross the tourist hotspot.

The filmer told Newsflare: "While the green light for cars was still on and hundreds pedestrians were waiting on the sidewalks, filming and watching, a man in a manual wheelchair suddenly rolled straight onto the crossing despite the red pedestrian light, positioned himself next to the two stuck karts and – with incredible strength – single-handedly lifted/pushed the upper kart off the lower one in just a few seconds.

"The lane was free again immediately.

"As soon as he rolled back to the sidewalk, parts of the crowd started clapping and cheering for him like he was a superhero."

The video was shot at the world-famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo one week ago, during evening hours.
Traffic lights for vehicles (including the go-karts) were green.
The pedestrian lights were red the entire time – meaning the crossing was officially closed for pedestrians.
Two rental “Mario Kart”-style street go-karts (tourists in costumes) were driving through the intersection when one rear-ended the other pretty hard. The front kart stopped abruptly, the second kart climbed partially on top of it and both got completely stuck right in the middle of the zebra crossing, blocking the entire lane.
While the green light for cars was still on and hundreds pedestrians were waiting on the sidewalks, filming and watching, a man in a manual wheelchair suddenly rolled straight onto the crossing despite the red pedestrian light, positioned himself next to the two stuck karts and – with incredible strength – single-handedly lifted/pushed the upper kart off the lower one in just a few seconds. The lane was free again immediately.
As soon as he rolled back to the sidewalk, parts of the crowd started clapping and cheering for him like he was a superhero.
Key points that make the clip special:
• The pedestrian light was red the whole time – technically he “broke the rules” to solve the problem in seconds.
• Hundreds of able-bodied people just stood there filming, but the guy in the wheelchair was the only one who took action.
• Perfectly captures the absurd, chaotic, and sometimes heroic side of daily life in Tokyo.

Shibuya Tokio, Japan. Go Kart drivers crash on the road - Guy in a wheel chair comes to help. People applause him. Viewpoint out of Starbucks shibuya


Heroic man in wheelchair comes to aid of go-karters stuck on Tokyo's Shibuya crossing