[custom_adv] By Friday morning, the appeal on the website zrzutka.pl had drawn more than 250,000 zlotys (59,000 euros, $65,000) in donations for Fardin Kazemi. [custom_adv] The self-employed driver was forced to sleep in his American International 9670 lorry after it broke down in early December near the southern city of Czestochowa after travelling 5,550 kilometres (3,450 miles). [custom_adv] Locals provided him with food and a roof over his head a few days after the vehicle broke down. [custom_adv] "I am very thankful to the great Polish nation for (their) hospitality," Kazemi said. However, the plan may yet fall foul of sanctions against certain imports from EU countries. An exemption is now being sought for the replacement vehicle. [custom_adv] "I have travelled all over Europe for 27 years… so far I have not had the chance to get to know Poles better, although they have always been nice. Now it turns out that they are wonderful people, and it is difficult for me to believe their help," he told Dziennik Zachodni.