Mechanic becomes midnight hero after helping family stuck with RM30 and a broken bike

KUALA LUMPUR – When most people are deep asleep at 1am, one mechanic was out on the road playing guardian angel to a family of four stuck in the middle of the night and the wholesome moment has gone viral on TikTok.

The heartwarming saga comes from Mohd Yusof Mohamed Noor, 29, the founder of Minyak Hitam Jalanan, who received a random message from a man claiming his motorcycle chain had snapped and the front sprocket had vanished.

What made Malaysians couldn't stop talking about it was the fact that the man, his wife and their two small children were literally stranded on the way back to Bukit Jalil.

“I normally stop taking customers after 10 p.m., but after he sent a photo of his motorcycle and I saw two small children sitting on it, I messaged him back,” Yusof said.

Then came the plot twist; the repair was going to cost around RM140, but the man only had RM30 left until payday.

“I couldn’t bear to see them stranded late at night, so I told him to pay whatever he had first and settle the rest later,” Yusof said.

So, he grabbed his tools, battled dodgy location pins and ventured into a quiet neighbourhood like some kind of midnight mechanic ninja.

His motivation was the memories of struggling through tough times himself.

The internet loved every second of the story.

The TikTok video hit over one million views, with Malaysians flooding the comments to hype up his act of kindness.

Oh and the best part? In the video, Yusof revealed that the entire repair cost ended up being fully covered using infak donations from the public.

A jaw-dropper nobody saw coming, but one Malaysia absolutely adored.