EAST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. --
A woman was pulled from a burning car along Route 283 westbound in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, on Wednesday morning.
Around 10:30 a.m., a truck rear-ended a car near Spooky Nook Road, causing it to catch fire.
Police said they think the hood of the car flew up and the 50-year-old woman driving it slammed on the brakes.
Her car came to a complete stop in the left lane. A car behind her was able to swerve out of the way.
An off-duty firefighter was driving in the area and pulled the woman out of the burning car.
She was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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