Trapped under a two-ton vehicle, a New Yorker was rescued by passers-by. Witnessing the scene, they joined forces to extract the woman. An unusual video, immortalizing a moment of solidarity, was broadcast on the networks.
Crossroads of the Lower-East-Side, in the congested streets of New York. A woman is struck by an SUV. As a precaution, the driver prefers to immobilize his vehicle, thus blocking the victim, unable to extract himself from this trap.
Just now at Delancey and Norfolk in the Lower East Side an accident ran over a pedestrian trapping them under an SUV. Onlookers just lifted the SUV, dragging the victim out. pic.twitter.com/uq1IHcSJ9k
— help how do i change this (@colbydroscher) January 26, 2020
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The outcome of this situation could have been tragic, but it was without counting on the solidarity of passers-by, witnesses of the scene. Gradually, they cluster around the vehicle, confused at first.
Quickly, they find the solution. Together, they try to lift the two-ton SUV. On a video captured by Colby Droscher, we see the crowd of improvised rescuers finally managing to carry out the operation.
Nearly a dozen people on Sunday lifted an SUV to rescue a woman who became trapped under a car after she was apparently run over on the Lower East Side, video shows.#news
https://t.co/oXROC8bUQf via @nypmetro— Leav & Steinberg LLP (@LeavSteinberg) January 27, 2020
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Nothing serious
According to the New-York Daily News, the 25-year-old woman was already released when help arrived. Still conscious, she had no serious injuries.
As a precaution, the doctors took her to the Bellevue hospital.
The scene took place on Sunday January 26 and testifies to an act of solidarity, carried by the citizens of New York.
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