article_snippet: It was only seconds before the fuel tank exploded –
article_snippet: The impact had ripped off the driver’s door and there were flames in the back of the car.
article_snippet: I tried to make my escape through the driver’s door but that was jammed, so I had to clamber over the driver.
article_snippet: ‘The fire was so intense that it was difficult to get to the driver and on the third attempt
article_snippet: I managed to grab the driver by the driver trouser belt and by an arm and with my feet against the vehicle managed to pull the driver out.
article_snippet: I then managed to carry the driver 30 metres into the field with the car banging and exploding. '
article_snippet: Passers-by used the detached driver’s door to shield the driver from the intensity of the blaze.
highlights_snippet: Both men were lucky to escape with Both men lives after car burst into flames .