On Monday, the OPP responded to reports of a vehicle on fire on the westbound QEW at Cawthra.
A video of the incident, which was posted on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon, shows a vehicle that appears to be swerving while smoke can be seen coming from it.
The vehicle eventually crashed into a ditch and the fire began to intensify.
Five men who saw the incident stopped and rushed to help the driver escape from the burning vehicle.
A 36-year-old Toronto man who experienced a medical emergency is alive thanks to the heroic efforts of five men who risked their lives as the vehicle caught fire with the driver still inside. They opened the driver’s door to rescue the driver. You are my hero. 4 Jul ’22 pic.twitter.com/bwE43tMhn1
— OPP Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) July 7, 2022
In the video, the men can be heard shouting “dude, get out of here”.
A man is seen using a hammer to break the driver’s side window to free the driver.
The men eventually managed to open the door and pull the 36-year-old driver out of the vehicle to safety.
Moments later the vehicle is seen engulfed in flames.
The OPP thanked the men for their heroic efforts to save the driver.
“A 36-year-old Toronto man who experienced a medical emergency is alive thanks to the heroic efforts of five men who risked their lives as the vehicle caught fire with the driver still inside. They opened the driver’s door to rescue the driver,” the OPP tweeted.
The driver was not injured.
