Violent crash on Fresno street leaves car on fire. Bystanders rescue man from pickup
A Chevrolet Camaro T-boned a pickup truck in a high-speed crash Thursday afternoon in southwest Fresno, prompting a couple of men to rush from a nearby business to help free a passenger from the collision.
The man who was stuck in the pickup was unresponsive when store owner Shaker Alzamzami of the nearby A&M Westside Market, as well as a patron, came to the scene to assess the damage.
Video footage shows the pickup slowing moving out of a parking lot and onto the street when the Camaro smashes into the truck near Whitesbridge and Thorne avenues, causing the Camaro to flip multiple times.
The occupants in the Camaro escaped on their own before it caught on fire.
The driver of the pickup also was able to get out of his vehicle on his own.
But the pickup passenger needed assistance, particularly after the vehicle, which was laying on its side, started to smoke.
“People were running away and thought the (truck) was going to blow up,” Alzamzami said. “I couldn’t leave this guy.”
Little by little, the store owner and patron loosened the man’s leg and freed him before pulling him out.
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The four men involved in the collision were taken to Community Regional Medical Center after suffering minor to moderate injuries, Fresno Fire spokesman Shane Brown said.
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This story was originally published June 4, 2020 at 8:44 PM.
