A Sunday evening crash caused an SUV to burst into flames at 72nd and Dodge.
Witnesses say the head-on collision was caused by a driver who ran a red light. Brittany Burgess tells 6 News that the crash was deafening. "I felt like I was standing right next to it. There was not time for the tires to screech. It just hit."
Burgess says witnesses told her that the red SUV was turning south from Dodge onto 72nd when it collided, head-on, with an unsuspecting van headed north on 72nd. "She says she saw the green turn arrow, but didn't catch the red light. And she was very, very distraught over what happened. Very apologetic. Very worried, making sure everybody else was okay."
Burgess was on her work break when she saw the whole thing happen and rushed to help. "Came running around. I could see the van was in the middle of the intersection at a dead stop. The red SUV was on top of the median."
She helped pull the driver's son and her dogs out of the van involved in the crash. Moments later, the SUV caught fire. "Within five minutes it was fully engulfed."
The driver of the SUV, a 22 year old woman according to witnesses, escaped with just minor injuries. "Everybody else was fine. Coming from a crash that looked like that, I didn't think that would be possible."
According to Burgess, the driver of the SUV was the only one injured in the crash. They suffered abrasions and mild stomach pains. The driver's father was also in the car but got out okay. No other injuries were reported.
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