Video Shows Good Samaritans Rescuing Driver From Burning Car

Video from St. Paul, Minnesota shows a heroic group effort to save the life of a driver stuck inside of their car while it was burning after a crash.

Last Thursday, Kadir Tolla was on his way driving into St. Paul when he pulled up on a fiery crashed scene with his dashcam rolling.

"The scariest moment of my life. I saw a car on fire, and I was like 'Oh, there's probably someone in there,'" he said. "The worst thing that could have happened was I could probably get burned a little or get injured, but that man could literally lose his life."

According to Minnesota State Patrol, the trapped driver of the Honda was traveling eastbound on I-94 when they drifted to the right of the road, hit a light pole, and then the guardrail.

Tolla's video shows him and several other good Samaritans attempting to pry the doors of the vehicle open because the guardrails were loosened upon impact, but they didn't have enough success doing so.

"That could have been me one day, you know," Tolla said. "What would happen if I was in that situation and my life was in the hands of strangers that I don't even know. This is something I'll never forget."

The driver was finally rescued when a worker with the Minnesota Department of Transportation Highway Helper division managed to break the driver's side window.

"Get him out. It was the only thing going through my head," Dave Klepaida said. "To me, it's just doing my job. Everyone stepped up and just did it. It wasn't training, it was just being in the right place at the right time."

He credits the ability to break the glass so quickly to a window punch tool. He recommends everyone have one.

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