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A group of strangers and police officers rushed to lift a Volkswagen Beetle off an injured e-bike rider after she became trapped beneath the car during a crash on a busy Pennsylvania road, dramatic body camera video shows.
Local authorities said the 44-year-old woman suffered several broken bones in Monday morning’s crash in Prospect Park but survived after roughly six bystanders joined officers to lift the vehicle and pull her to safety, FOX 29 reported.
Prospect Park Police Chief Dave Madonna said the woman was riding an e-bike more than 20 mph, according to his estimate, without a helmet when she collided with the Volkswagen at an intersection along Route 420.
“She was driving way too fast for that time of day, for the road she was traveling on,” Madonna said, adding that he believed she had been trying to overtake vehicles while traveling to an appointment.
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Bystanders and police officers work together to lift a Volkswagen Beetle off an e-bike rider who became trapped beneath the vehicle after a crash in Prospect Park, Pa. (WTXF)
Surveillance and police body camera video shows bystanders rushing to the crash to help.
About six people then work together to lift the car high enough to free the woman trapped underneath.
“Got a yell to help, ran over. We lifted the Volkswagen Beetle up, pulled the girl out and pushed her to the ground so she wouldn’t move, that’s all,” FedEx driver Carl Wise told the station.
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Police body camera video shows bystanders rushing to help lift a car off a 44-year-old e-bike rider following a crash along Route 420 in Pennsylvania. (WTXF)
“I’m no hero. I’m just a guy doing a job, that’s all,” he added.
Local business owner Chrissy Vollmer, who also responded, described what she saw.
“All I saw were the lady’s legs underneath the car, and she was just yelling, ‘Get this car off of me,’” Vollmer said.
Madonna called the bystanders who helped rescue the woman “heroes” and later visited them to offer his thanks.
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About six bystanders joined police officers to lift a Volkswagen Beetle and free a woman trapped underneath, according to local authorities. (WTXF)
He also raised concerns about what he described as an increase in e-bike crashes.
“How many more tragedies do we have to see before some type of action is taken?” Madonna said.
The woman was taken to Lankenau Hospital and underwent surgery for a broken collarbone and other injuries, FOX 29 reported.
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The Volkswagen driver is not facing charges, and police said the e-bike rider could receive a traffic citation pending the outcome of the investigation.
