Bystanders and Sacramento firefighters free driver from burning SUV on freeway, officials say
A driver was seriously injured Thursday after his SUV struck a concrete wall in a fiery crash on an on-ramp to the Capital City Freeway in Sacramento.
The crash occurred shortly before 12:30 p.m. on the freeway ramp near 29th and H streets, near Sacramento’s midtown neighborhood, authorities said.
The driver, who was alone in the SUV, appeared to have lost control of the vehicle as they were trying to enter the Capital City Freeway, said Capt. Justin Sylvia, a spokesman for the Sacramento Fire Department.
The SUV hit the concrete wall, which supports the freeway’s foundation, and caught on fire. Sylvia said bystanders in the area immediately rushed to the burning vehicle and began helping him out of the vehicle.
Firefighters arrived a short time later at the crash site and joined the bystanders in freeing the driver from the wrecked vehicle, Sylvia said.
The driver was critically injured in the crash and was taken to a hospital, Sylvia said.
