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Bystanders rush to help free women from burning SUV

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    Strangers risk their lives to rescue driver, disabled sister trapped inside

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Want to tell you about this incredible rescue in the state of Mississippi more than a dozen people.

Pulling a woman and her disabled sister from their burning SUV people who leaping from their cars and flagging down truckers try to get water is hoses.

Fire extinguishers anything.

As the flames inch closer and closer -- of the year driver and -- passenger on the phone now.

Is Johnny Paulus who is director of public affairs for the Mississippi Highway Patrol -- so they see this wreckage the fire the smoke -- Wayne.

And there are two women trapped inside tell us what they did.

Well you know fortunately we did have motorists that observe the crash.

Immediately responded to the vehicle.

See what could be done to get to the dropper in the passenger out you know a lot of -- in his tragically but.

Yesterday it was a very good day of the -- -- spam just really -- Americans.

-- one of the things they did first of all was to get the disabled sister.

Out of the back passenger seat they broke the windows and they were able to get her out but.

Different matter for the driver of the woman -- -- she was really trapped behind the steering wheel right today what what did they do to get Iraq.

Well and the reason the sister was.

Remove first dip because they can get to higher India and they're trying to formulate a plan.

To get it robber out and you got to keep in mind to with those flames and whether -- located its play in proximity to the dropper.

You know would be people who -- coming to the scene with.

Ice -- with water -- it -- it was there the driver was actually putting water on the vehicle to keep this morning and it and he down.

To -- the motorists were able to get the seat belt off of the dropper.

In and remove the driver.

-- and they kept telling the driver who is in -- screaming in panic were not gonna leave you here to burn we're going to get you out.

And all of these people complete strangers are risking their lives to save these two women right.

You're absolutely right and in this shoes you warn people work together.

They knew that that did this woman could lose our lives and -- -- motorist actually put prayer life at risk.

Two to get her out -- -- wanted to success stories.

That -- you know we're just absolutely you know the -- to be involved.

-- courageous -- wrote people Johnny -- Thanks for sharing a story and congratulations to all of those people out there who help those two things.

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