Passer-by pulls crash driver to safety
Date published: 20 July 2009
A PASSING pedestrian pulled a driver from an overturned vehicle following a crash in Shaw yesterday.
Traffic police were called to the junction of Crompton Way and Linney Lane just after 8pm following an accident involving a Ford Transit Connect and a Volkswagen Touran people carrier. First reports said people were trapped inside the vehicles. On arrival, police found that a passing resident had smashed the window of the Volkswagen and dragged the driver to safety.
The drivers suffered minor injuries and the road was closed until 9.15pm.
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