【2006 Archives】

Dramatic footage from a 10-vehicle pileup posted online Monday shows a group of brave bystanders rushing to rescue a woman from her burning car.

006 Archivescrash, which took place on Route 17 in Binghamton, New York on Thursday, sent 10 people to the hospital with (not life-threatening) injuries and brought out the heroic side of a group of onlookers.

Binghamton's Mayor, Richard C. David, released dash cam footage of the crash on Facebook, which shows bystanders fearlessly attempting to put out a car fire and rescue a trapped driver.

In his Facebook post, David explained that the video "captures the chilling first moments" when a tractor truck plowed through traffic, along with the courageous efforts of a group of individuals who risked their own safety to save a stranger's life after the accident.

Police Chief Joseph Zikuski described the accident as a "very chaotic scene" to Binghamton's Press & Sun-Bulletin. "I've never seen anything like it," Zikuski explained. "This tractor trailer had to be going at a high rate of speed. He just started coming through and pummeling cars."

According to David's Facebook post, the woman who was trapped in the burning vehicle only suffered minor cuts and bruises, and luckily no fatalities occurred in the accident.

"We're still attempting to identify those seen on video so they can be recognized for their efforts," David wrote. "On behalf of our entire community, I commend these unsung heroes as well as our local police, fire and EMS first responders. Binghamton is safer because of you."

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