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postheadericon [VIDEO] Trapped under burning car | Logan, Utah man trapped beneath a burning car rescued

[VIDEO] Trapped under burning car | Logan, Utah man trapped beneath a burning car rescued Video Clips. Duration : 2.38 Mins.


LOGAN, Utah (ABC 4 News) -- A motorcycle crash in Logan just outside Utah State University trapped a young man beneath a burning car Monday morning. Good Samaritans jumped into action and likely the sole reason the young man survived, albeit serious injuries. Flames were shooting in the air as 21-year-old Brandon Wright of Logan was trapped beneath the hot metal. Calls for help flooded 911 Dispatch. Caller: "Looks like someone might be under the vehicle. Cars are burning. You better send somebody out here." Wright was driving eastbound on US Highway 89 when a black BMW pulled out in front of him. Logan Police tell ABC 4 that Wright deliberately laid his bike over to avoid a collision. That's when his bike went up in flames and he was trapped underneath the BMW. 911 Caller: "I think I'm going to back up...the motorcycle is spitting out fire and I don't know if it's going to explode or not." While Wright was trapped under the car a miracle happened. About a dozen men used teamwork, strength and bravery to lift the burning car off of Wright and set him free. "I'm impressed. I'm impressed that that many people would get involved especially when there's fire involved," said Assistant Logan Police Chief Jeff Curtis. The crash happened about fifty yards from a construction project underway at USU. When crews working there heard the crash they dropped what they were doing and rushed to the scene to help. Some men ran through campus grabbing fire extinguishers and calling for help ...

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