PIPESTEM — The heroic actions of a bystander helped to save lives following a fiery crash near Pipestem, police said Monday.
The Summers County Sheriff’s Department, and emergency officials, responded at 11:20 a.m. Monday to a two-vehicle accident on Route 20 in the Pipestem Creek area of Summers County, Summers County Sheriff J.L. Faris said in a statement Monday.
Upon arriving on scene, it was determined that both of the drivers were removed from the vehicles by a nearby resident, Faris said in a Facebook posting. He identified the resident who helped to remove the individuals from the vehicles as William Rose.
“This action definitely saved the life of one of the drivers,” Faris said. “The fire was extinguished by the Pipestem Volunteer Fire Department before the fire could spread to the nearby structures. Both occupants were transported with non-life threatening injuries.”
The cause of the accident is still under investigation, Faris said.
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