Fire Rescue: Passing drivers help save older women from burning cars
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The two “pass drivers” helped police officers save an elderly woman trapped in a burning car. Clash in Chester, New York; Approximately an hour from outside New York City.
Chester police have been dispatched On Sunday, around 4am, we had a rollover crash scene on King’s Highway.
“While they responded, an update was given that operators were trapped in the vehicle and the vehicle was on fire,” police wrote in a Facebook post Monday. “Officer Nicholas Contino was the first police officer to arrive at the scene. He handed over the fire extinguisher to a driver passing by and worked to find the vehicle operator.”
Video footage of police responses posted on Facebook can be seen immediately as one of the great Samaritan drivers extinguish the flames with a fire extinguisher.
Chester police were dispatched to the scene of a car accident involving a King’s Highway winding ship around 4am Sunday. (Chester PD)
Contino broke through the glass sunroof and pulled the driver out of the engulfed vehicle. A good Samaritan can see officers helping women safe after leaving the fiery vehicle.
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Video footage of the police response posted on Facebook shows that one of the good Samaritan drivers who stopped for help can be quickly seen extinguishing the flames with a fire extinguisher. (Chester PD)
“With the help of two pass drivers and Empress EMS paramedics, she left the vehicle and off the fire,” Chester PD said. “The vehicle operator has been identified as a 68-year-old female resident of Warwick, New York.”
The victim suffered third-degree burns and was transported to a local hospital where he remained stable.
Hero police officer saves unconscious drivers from the burning wreckage
A good Samaritan can see officers helping women safe after leaving the fiery vehicle. (Chester PD)
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“The police efforts have greatly increased the chances of survival for the driver, and he is praised for his well done work!” police wrote.