Video shows good Samaritans rushing to rescue driver from fiery crash in Minnesota

Monday, April 22, 2024
ST. PAUL, MN (WABC) -- Incredible video shows the moment a group of Good Samaritans rescued a driver from a burning car.

The crash happened in Saint Paul, Minnesota on Thursday.
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A Honda SUV went off the road and hit a light pole before catching fire.

That's when a group of people driving by stopped to help the man.

They ended up smashing his window to get him out after his door was blocked by the guard rail.
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"It felt like a movie, it was so chaotic, emotions were so high. It was one of those very like, 'am I really living this' kind of moments," good Samaritan Tessa Sand said.

Incredibly, the driver, 71-year-old Sam Orbovich, didn't suffer any serious injuries.
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