Strangers and police officers sprang into action on a busy Pennsylvania roadway, lifting a Volkswagen Beetle off an injured e-bike rider who was pinned underneath after a crash, according to dramatic body camera footage.
The 44-year-old woman sustained multiple broken bones in the Monday morning collision in Prospect Park but survived after about six bystanders helped officers raise the car and pull her free, local authorities told FOX 29.
Prospect Park Police Chief Dave Madonna said the woman was riding an e-bike at what he estimated was more than 20 mph and was not wearing a helmet when she struck the Volkswagen at an intersection on Route 420.
“She was driving way too fast for that time of day, for the road she was traveling on,” Madonna said, noting that investigators believe she may have been attempting to pass traffic while heading to an appointment.
Bystanders and police officers lift a Volkswagen Beetle to rescue an e-bike rider 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.
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)
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“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.
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.
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.