Welder fabricator Wesley was heading back to his workshop when he and his uncle noticed the car on fire in the lay-by.
The 39-year-old recalled seeing a woman was at the passenger door “clearly in distress”, screaming that her baby was trapped inside, which he described as “horrifying”.
Wesley forced his way in through the driver’s side, unclipped the baby’s harness, then Marc took her out as flames were already visible inside the car.
Moments after Lilah was rescued, the vehicle became engulfed in flames, which Wesley said was “pretty terrifying” and could have meant “a different story”.
“We were in the right place at the right time,” Wesley said.
“Instinct just took over.”
Marc, 58, added he would never have left the scene until the baby was safely out of the car.
“We would have done it anyway possible.”