PALM BAY, FL (WHDH) — Strangers banded together, forming a human chain to rescue a man from a burning car in Florida.

A two-car crash sent one car careening down an embankment.

People pulled over to free the trapped driver, but he wouldn’t let anyone help and fought back.

According to police, a head injury made him incoherent.

The driver also fought with two officers, who struggled to free him and bring him up the hill to safety.

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