Buffalo Hero recalls fiery tractor crash in West Seneca

Buffalo Hero recalls fiery tractor crash in West Seneca

THE HEROIC ACTIONSOF A NUMBER OFPEOPLE... WHO SAVEDTHE DRIVER'S LIFE.:24NATS"IT WAS LIKE A MOVIE.IF YOU EVER SEENMISSION IMPOSSIBLEOR AN ACTION MOVIEOF ANY SORT THATHAS BIG CRASHESLIKE..

IT WAS HUGE."ALEX GONZALEZ OFBUFFALO ISDESCRIBING WHAT HESAW AT AROUND 8 P.M.ON WEDNESDAYWHILE ON HIS WAY TOTOPS MARKET ONHARLEM ROAD"SO YEAH I WAS..

CANWE TURN AROUNDRIGHT THERE?

THAT'SBASICALLY WHERE MYCAR WAS LIKE RIGHTOVER HERE IS WHEREI PULLED OVER AND IGET RIGHT OUT AND IWAS JUST STARING."BUT A NURSE WHOHAD BEAT GONZALEZTO THE SCENESTARTED CALLING OUTTO HIM"SHE WAS SCREAMINGHE FELL OUT, HE'SRIGHT HERE, HE'SLAYING HERE."ACCORDING TOGONZALES, THEVICTIM TOLD EMTSTHAT HE HAD OPENEDTHE DRIVER DOOR ASTHE VEHICLE BEGANTO BURST IN FLAMES."HE TOLD THEM THATHE DIDN'T WANT BURNALIVE SO HE JUSTFELL OUT."AND THE FIRSTPERSON HE CALLEDFOR .."HIS WIFE.

THAT'S IT.THAT'S ALL HE SAID.

HEAINT SAY NOTHINGBUT MY WIFE MY WIFE,MY WIFE."GONZALES SAYS THEVICTIM FELL AMONGSTTHIS PILE OF ROCKS"HE COULDN'T GET UPSO THAT'S WHEN IJUST CAME RIGHTHERE.

HE ALREADYHAD HIS HAND OUT,GRABBED HIM."AND GONZALES SAYSWHILE HE WAS IN ASTATE OF SHOCK, HEWAS STILLRESPONSIVE."HE WAS TALKING TOME."WITH THE HELP OFOTHER HEROES,GONZALES WAS ABLETO MOVE THE VICTIMONTO THE OPPOSITESIDE OF THEOVERPASS."AND THEN WITHIN 60SECONDS, TWOMINUTES MAYBE,THAT'S WHEN IT ALLWAS COMPLETELY ONFIRE."NATSGONZALEZ SAYSAUGUST 26 IS A DAY HEWILL NEVER FORGET."EVER, EVER"AND THE VICTIM HEHELPED SAVE WILLALWAYS BE FRESH INHIS MIND."HE WAS SUCH ASWEET GUY LIKE HEWAS HALF DEAD ANDHE KISSES MY HAND INAPPERCATION FOR AGESTURE THATSHOULD BE DONE.

"ACCORDING TOPOLICE THE VICTIMWAS TRANSPORTEDTO ECMC FOR NON-LIFE- THREATENINGINJURIES FOLLOWINGTHE INCIDENT.

HE'SEXPECTED TO BEOKAY.

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