Passersby rescue driver from vehicle

KINGSVILLE -- On Sunday, January 24, at approximately 12:05 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Kingsville officers received information about a single motor vehicle collision.

A white van had gone into the ditch off County Road 31 in Kingsville.

Prior to police arrival, the vehicle began to smoke and then caught fire.

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Citizens on the scene that had stopped to call for assistance, pulled the driver from the vehicle to a safe location while waiting for emergency services.

The driver was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The investigation is continuing and police thank the public that stopped to render assistance to the driver.