PARAMOUNT, Calif. (KABC) --
A driver escaped a fiery crash on the side of the freeway in
Paramount thanks to some Good Samaritans who came to the rescue.The solo-vehicle wreck occurred shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday on the northbound 710 Freeway transition to the westbound 105 Freeway.
Passing motorists saw what happened and pulled the man from the flames.
The driver, 34, was taken to Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. Authorities said he suffered burns to the body and broke bones in his right leg. His identity was not immediately released.
The cause of the crash was under investigation.