BRIDGEWATER, MASS. (WHDH) - Two men rescued an elderly couple from their car, which was stuck on the train tracks in Bridgewater Thursday, moments before being struck by the Commuter Rail.
Ryan Saba and Raymond Armstead, both in their 20s, said they noticed the elderly couple struggling and ran over to help.
Saba, who works as an EMT, pulled the man out first and then noticed the woman was also struggling. Armstead went over to the other side of the car to help the woman first. He and Saba were then able to drag her out of the car seconds before the Commuter Rail came down the tracks, hitting the elderly couple’s car.
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The car was sent flying through the air before landing against a control shed, exposing live wires.
Both men are lifelong friends and said they were just happy they were in the right place at the right time.
The elderly couple is doing well.
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