Good Samaritan rescues crash victim from burning vehicle
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ANDOVER, Mass. (WCVB) — A driver who was trapped in a burning vehicle was pulled to safety by a stranger who stopped on a Massachusetts interstate to help him.
The good Samaritan, who is anonymous at this time, ran across Interstate 495 in Andover to help rescue the crash victim from the flaming car.
Harold Greer, another driver who stopped to help, caught the dramatic rescue on his dash camera. Footage shows the hero pulling the driver away from the fiery wreck.
“It’s something else, when you see someone do something so great for somebody in trouble,” Greer said.
Several other people stopped along the busy highway to help Greer and the anonymous hero get the driver and a passenger to safety. Greer said both crash victims were seriously hurt in the crash.
“(The driver) was in agony. They were both in bad shape,” Greer said. “You felt the heat. You felt when the tires blew and when the gas tank went. You felt the blast from it.
“I really appreciate that one guy stopping because you just never know,” he added. “You never know when it’s you that’s stuck and need help, and people are just like, ‘Oh well, it’s not my problem.’ Someone could be dying.”
The driver and the passenger injured in the crash were transported to a hospital to be treated. There has been no update on their conditions.
State police are investigating the cause of the crash.
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