Group of bystanders lift car to save biker from wreck

A dramatic rescue was captured on video Monday in Logan, Utah, where bystanders saved a man from beneath a fiery wreck after his motorcycle collided with a car.

Authorities say 21-year-old Brandon Wright was riding his motorcycle on U.S. 89 near Utah State University's campus in Logan when he crashed into a BMW pulling out of a parking lot, the Associated Press reports.

Tire and skid marks on the highway indicate that Wright laid the bike down and slid along the road before colliding with the car, Assistant Police Chief Jeff Curtis said.

The motorcycle bounced off the car's hood, and Wright slid under the vehicle. Both the car and Wright's bike then burst into flames. That's when a group of strangers, including the driver of the BMW, stepped in. About 10 people worked together to lift the car up, and a construction worker pulled Wright out from underneath.

"I'm just very thankful for everyone that helped me out," Wright told the AP by telephone from his hospital bed. "They saved my life."

"Every one of those people put their lives in danger," Assistant Police Chief Curtis said. "Those people are heroes.

Watch the video, from CBS:

The video was taken by Chris Garff, 31, a media production specialist at Utah State University, who was shooting a video inside a nearby university building when he looked out a window and saw smoke.

"I turned the camera toward it and started to record," Garff told the AP. "It was a remarkable thing to see 10 to 12 people lift that car and pull him out."