Civilian Saves Driver from Blazing Car on CA Freeway

July 25, 2023
Riverside firefighters found neither the Good Samaritan nor the driver injured.

A Good Samaritan is being hailed as a hero after saving a person trapped inside a burning vehicle on a freeway in Riverside on Monday night. 

The California Highway Patrol received several calls regarding a car engulfed in flames with a person still inside. 

But by the time they got there, they learned another motorist had rescued the driver, KTLA reported. 

No one was injured.

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