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Watch: Biker rescued from flames after crashing into truck

Thursday, 11 May 2017, 07:04 Last update: about 9 years ago

A motorcyclist in China was lucky to survive a crash Saturday after his bike burst into flames when it crashed into a truck.

Video footage of the crash shows the motorcyclist trying to stop at the intersection when he crashed into a garbage truck.

The motorcyclist crashed into the truck’s fuel tank, which started a fire that engulfed the motorcyclist and the truck, WKRG reported.

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The truck driver, accompanied by a few others, quickly escaped from the burning truck to rescue the motorcyclist from the fire.

“My truck was also on fire at that time. The door on my side could not open as the fire was darting over. I opened the door on the passenger side and jumped out. Then I rushed to the injured man (Chen) and rescued him,” said Yang Juyong, the truck driver who saved Chen.

ABC News reports that Chen’s injuries were deemed non-life-threatening.

“The first thing that came into my mind was rescuing the man. I did not care that my truck was burned. What I was thinking was trying to rescue that man first,” said Yang.

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