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WATCH: Police officer saves man trapped beneath burning SUV

The man’s arm was trapped beneath the passenger side of the vehicle.

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FOOTAGE HAS EMERGED of a police officer and four other men rescuing a man stuck beneath a burning, overturned SUV.

The footage, taken from the dashcam of a police officer in Anchorage, Alaska, shows the officer pull up close to the overturned vehicle.

A man can be heard shouting “Oh, God… Oh, God!” as the officer runs towards the SUV.

The man’s arm is trapped beneath the passenger side of the vehicle, and the officer, together with a number of passersby, attempts to push the vehicle off his arm in order to free it.

After a number of attempts, they manage to free the man from beneath the SUV, who shouts out:

Oh, you guys saved my f***ing life!

The man collapses onto the ground next to the police car as units from the Fire Brigade come to extinguish the fire on the vehicle.

“I thought I was literally going to die,” says the unidentified man.

“I’m glad to be talking to you right now,” the police officer replies.

“Me, too,” says the man.

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    Mute fitzer
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    May 18th 2016, 6:06 PM

    Why did they wait for the cop to come on the seen, Standing like fool’s watching the man trapped very nearly burning to Death.

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    Mute The Throwaway
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    May 18th 2016, 6:25 PM

    Because you have to have a different psychology to act and get involved in those kind of situations. It’s called bystander effect, or bystander apathy, & is a social psychological phenomenon. All to often, people have to overcome their own minds to act, and then overcome their perceived group decision as well, the more people standing by the less likely any one of the group will act. It’s why policing is different to most other jobs. It’s not just a job, it’s also a mindset. DFB & Ambulance would be similar as well.

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    Mute McGuckin Annette
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    May 18th 2016, 6:30 PM

    It’s called the bystander effect.

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    Mute Kerry Blake
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    May 18th 2016, 8:23 PM

    Came across a car crash with some seriously injured people, Went to assist as the emergency services were not there yet the one thing that really sticks in my mind from that night was the 40 odd on lookers just watching and not helping who were there before me.

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    May 18th 2016, 6:05 PM

    “Women we need help here” and they did a runner LOL

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    Mute Nucky
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    May 18th 2016, 6:31 PM

    People like that are the real heros not overpaid sports people

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    Mute Anton Friendo
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    May 18th 2016, 6:09 PM

    “come here woman !!” and she runs off to complain on Twitter

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    Mute Wolf Pack
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    May 18th 2016, 5:34 PM

    Fair play to him serious bravery. Fair lucky the whole thing didn’t blow there would have been carnage!

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    Mute ck
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    May 18th 2016, 5:45 PM

    Driver is a Fireman, there is Karma for you!

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    Mute Anthony Walsh
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    May 18th 2016, 6:43 PM

    Just amazing!!! For people to put their own lives at risk to save a stranger… Their is still a lot of good in the world.

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    Mute Proinsias Ó Foghlú
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    May 18th 2016, 8:37 PM

    Mega kudos to the police officer. As for the bystanders looking on with a man about to die, wha can I say!

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    Mute Cal McLaughlin
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    May 18th 2016, 7:16 PM

    Police Officer…..

    and four other men.

    and a woman.

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    May 18th 2016, 7:24 PM

    How scared would you be knowing that the car could go at anytime but you can’t leave because that man would die. Heroes one and all.

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    May 19th 2016, 8:02 AM

    Well done to all but it was the cop that forced the bystanders into real action saving the man’s life. That’s why he gets most the praise.

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    May 19th 2016, 3:01 PM

    Cal…. clearly doesn’t like the police.

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    May 18th 2016, 7:35 PM

    Maybe cops should have fire extinguishers in their cars?

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