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Wednesday 2 September 2015
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Drivers save crash victim
Simon Bloomberg
The first person on the scene of last week’s dramatic car crash near Mapua is praising the actions of everyone who helped out, including a man who probably saved the life of one of the drivers. Nelson’s Vincent Dickie and his partner Pania were driving on the Ruby Bay By-
Pass near the turn-off to Mapua at around 5pm on Thursday when two cars collided directly in front of their car. Vincent says one of the cars involved in the crash flipped and caught fire but fortunately a passerby had a fire extinguisher and raced over and put the fire out. “The accident took place in what seemed like slow motion,” Vincent says. “The two
cars collided and one car flipped onto its bonnet, went high in the air and rolled and bounced over the guard rail, losing a wheel and pieces flying everywhere. “It landed upside down with the underneath of the engine on fire not far from us. It was surreal as we worked out what to do on a busy highway at 5pm. “First thing to do was try find a fire extin-
guisher from passing vehicles. Fortunately, someone had one and a guy got the fire out - who knows what would have happened if he hadn’t.” Vincent says the man’s actions were a life saver and soon there were about 20 people on the scene helping out.
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