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Published July 22, 2010, 07:59 AM

Video: Trapped driver is rescued before van bursts into flames

(WDAY TV) - A doctor and police officers are being credited with saving a man's life in Rochester, Minnesota after a daring rescue that was caught on tape.

By: WDAY Staff Reports, WDAY

A van crashed into a tree and started smoking with the driver trapped behind the wheel.

Dr. Mark Christopherson, a spinal cord doctor at Mayo, heard the crash and ran outside to help. A police officer kept the driver's head and neck in place while the doctor pulled him from the car seconds before it burst into flames!

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