Officials originally thought only one person assisted the injured driver, only to find out two people had saved his life
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- A Kansas City, Kan., driver was engulfed in flames after their car hit a pillar on the highway
- The Fire Department launched a public search to find the person who pulled the driver out of the vehicle, saving their life
- Ultimately two strangers who pulled over that day came forward as the heroes
The Kansas City, Kan., Fire Department has tracked down two Good Samaritans who rescued a 39-year-old man from a burning vehicle, officials said.
On March 5, KCKFD responded to a motor vehicle accident on northbound I-435 at State Avenue, where a vehicle struck a bridge pillar and caught fire, the Kansas City Fire Department said in a Facebook post.
At the time, the Fire Department believed one Good Samaritan had pulled the driver from the burning vehicle before leaving the scene. Upon the first responder’s arrival, the driver was located approximately 40 to 50 feet away from the burning vehicle, KCK FD Assistant Chief Scott Schaunaman said in a statement shared with PEOPLE…