Staff from a lettings agency risked danger when they rescued a cat clinging to the elevated section of one of the country’s busiest roads, the Hammersmith Flyover.

Leon Gaskin, Sara Persad and Breda O’Mahony, who work for lettings agency Folio London – part of Notting Hill Housing – did not hesitate when they spotted the terrified cat.

They drove on to the flyover and pulled over to grab her from the high wall.

Gaskin said: “When we saw the cat in such a dangerous situation we knew she needed to be rescued quickly before she fell or was hit by a car.

“We were worried we might scare her when we got up there but luckily she was happy to come with us.

“We don’t know how she would have got up there on her own, so perhaps someone put her there.”

The cat, now named Bridget, has been handed in to the Blue Cross, where chief vet Mark Bossley said: “Bridget is very lucky to have been spotted in time. It could have been so much worse.

“Bridget is a friendly and trusting little cat, who thankfully has survived her terrifying ordeal pretty much unscathed.”

In this video clip of the rescue, you can hear the trio’s colleagues at the agency clapping and cheering as the rescue succeeds.