OPP call 5 men heroes after driver saved from burning vehicle in Mississauga

Ontario Provincial Police are thanking five men for rescuing a man from a burning vehicle on the QEW in Mississauga earlier this week.

Officers responded to reports of a vehicle fire on the westbound QEW at Cawthra Rd. on Monday.

OPP tweeted a video of the incident Wednesday showing the vehicle swerving while smoke is coming from it. The vehicle then crashed into a ditch.

A 36 year old man from Toronto who experienced a medical episode is alive because of the heroic efforts of five men who risked their lives as the vehicle began to burn with the driver still inside. They got the drivers door open to save the driver. You are my #HERO. July 4, ’22 pic.twitter.com/bwE43tMhn1

— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) July 7, 2022

Five men pulled over to help the 36-year-old driver escape from the vehicle on fire.

The video shows one man using a hammer to smash the window on the driver’s side.

The men were able to open the door and take the driver out of the burning vehicle. Police said the driver did not suffer any injuries.

The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames shortly after.