Driver rushed to New Bedford trauma center after being pulled from fiery crash by good Samaritan

A good Samaritan’s heroic efforts likely saved a person’s life after a fiery weekend crash.

According to a social media post, at just after 3:15 a.m. on Sunday, the Falmouth Fire Rescue Department responded to a single-vehicle crash with fire at 216 Ashumet Road, near its intersection with Nathan Ellis Highway (Route 151).

First responders from Hatchville Station 6 arrived to find a vehicle fully engulfed in flames after striking a tree. The sole occupant had already been assisted from the vehicle by a by-stander prior to Fire Rescue arrival.

Ambulance 6 personnel immediately attended to the driver, who sustained multiple traumatic injuries, while Engine 6’s crew initiated fire suppression operations. Additional resources, including a second engine company, a paramedic unit, and the shift commander, were dispatched to provide support.

Fire crews successfully extinguished the blaze within 10 minutes of arrival. The Falmouth Police Department officers secured the scene and initiated a crash investigation.

The driver was transported to Saint Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, a Level II Trauma Center, with multiple non-life threating injuries. The final fire units cleared the scene at 5:29 a.m.

The crash remains under investigation by the Falmouth Police Department. No additional information was released.