A routine shift for two Pennsylvania Turnpike employees turned into a life-or-death rescue when they pulled two women from a crashed car just moments before it exploded.
Turnpike workers Ralph Valenteen and Lucy Calancea were at the Devault Maintenance Shed in Malvern during a February snowstorm when they heard a loud bang at the entrance. Two women had crashed into a tree, and flames were quickly spreading.
“He grabbed her shoulders, I grabbed her waist, Lucy grabbed her legs, and we carried her away from the car, because the fuel tank didn’t let loose yet,” Calancea said…