UPDATED – Must see video: Bystanders lift burning car off motorcyclist in Logan, Utah. More video. Rescuers tell story.
(NOTE: A special thanks to Barbara Jeffries, a loyal STATter911.com reader, for giving us an early heads up to this story on Monday evening.)
A motorcyclist who was dragged beneath a car Monday in Logan was rescued by bystanders who helped police lift the burning car and pull the man out from under the wreckage.
The man was riding east on U.S. Highway 89 about 11:40 a.m., when a driver steered his BMW 530XI into the motorcycle’s path from a parking lot across the street from the Utah State University Campus, said assistant Logan Police Chief Jeff Curtis. The driver of the BMW did not see the motorcyclist, who laid down his bike and slid into the car.
The motorcycle's driver was trapped underneath the burning car until a group of bystanders — made up of several students and a few construction workers — lifted the car and pulled the man out.
The motorcyclist, who suffered several broken bones in the accident, was transported to Intermountain Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition Monday evening.
Anvar Suyundikov didn’t hesitate when he heard the calls for help.
“I saw a lot of blood especially close to the head. Before I pulled he wasn't breathing and when I pulled he started to breathe,” said Suyundikov.
Suyundikov lifts the car with a team of strangers, reaches underneath the car and pulls Wright away from the inferno to safety.
“I was afraid. It was very close the fire. It was a very tall fire,” said Suyundikov.
