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Hero Cops Pull Man From Burning Wreckage

Summary

  • Police officers rescued an unconscious man from a car engulfed in flames.
  • iPhone crash detection automatically alerted 911 to the accident.
  • The driver is recovering at home after a week in the hospital.
Hero Cops Pull Man From Burning Wreckage

Bodycam and dashcam footage captured the dramatic rescue of a man from a car rapidly consumed by flames on a New Jersey highway. Officers from the South Brunswick Police Department responded swiftly after crash detection technology on the driver's iPhones alerted emergency services to a potential collision.

Upon arrival, officers found Safwan Islam, 26, unconscious and bleeding inside the vehicle which had begun to smoke intensely. Acting quickly, Officers Yash Shroff and Thomas Sites utilized a breacher tool to break the car windows and extricate Islam just moments before the car became fully engulfed.

Islam, who had experienced a medical episode prior to the crash on November 9th, suffered injuries to his back and neck. After a week-long hospitalization and surgery, he is reportedly recovering well at home. Police officials have lauded the officers' actions as heroic and a 'miracle.'

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