An elderly man from Auburn, Washington, is very lucky to be alive today — all thanks to a group or friends who happened to be passing by.
The group of four came across a car stuck on train tracks. Inside, there was an elderly man.
Knowing that trains often pass through that area, the friends moved to help the man out of his car, who they say was very confused at the time. They convinced him to come out of his car, and quickly ushered him away from the tracks. And it wasn't a moment too soon: the lights and sounds of a train's impending arrival had already started going off.
Home video shows these Good Samaritans' daring rescue of the elderly man, as they struggle to get him off the tracks in time. And just under 30 seconds after they pull him out, a freight train crashed into the stuck car. Just by looking at the wreckage, it's clear that this could have been a grisly accident. Now, the four friends are saying they were lucky to be in the right place at the right time. Thankfully, all four and the elderly man are alive and well!
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