A 17-year-old boy has been hailed a hero for pulling a 73-year-old man to safety after they were both hit by a truck - even though the teen had himself suffered three fractured vertebrae. Dalton Surbey, a high school junior from Montpelier, Ohio, came to Duane Ward's aid during a car accident on Ohio 576 during white-out conditions on Saturday, according to the Bryan Times. Surbey had stopped at the scene of a crash and climbed out of his car to check on the driver when his car was rear-ended by another vehicle, according to the Ohio State Patrol. Ward also got out of his car to check on the scene when a black Ford Range truck hit both of them.
@highlight
17-year-old Dalton Surbey's car was hit twice during a multi-car crash in Ohio on Saturday
@highlight
He and another motorist, 73-year-old Duane Ward, got out of their cars to check on other drivers when they were hit by a truck
@highlight
Ward suffered a broken pelvis and tailbone so Surbey ignored his own injuries to pull the man to safety at the side of the road
@highlight
Troops and Ward say the teen likely saved his life
Duane Ward
Ward
Duane Ward
Ward
Ward
'I was knocked to the ground and could not get out of the way,' @placeholder told the Bryan Times.
Dalton Surbey
Surbey
Dalton Surbey
Surbey
@placeholder fractured three vertebrae but he knew he had to act.