Firefighter could lose leg after horror accident while helping driver in Perth

A good Samaritan is facing the prospect of losing his leg, after helping a driver in a crash in Perth’s northeast.

Volunteer firefighter Chris Unstead was crushed under a ute in Ellenbrook when he was helping to try and overturn it after it rolled.

Mr Unstead became pinned under the vehicle for 30 seconds, breaking his leg and ankle, as some of the teens he was helping made a run for it.

Mr Unstead described the pain as “like he’d never felt before”.

“It's one of the worst breaks they've seen. It's broken in multiple places and there nothing left of the ankle,” he said.

“People ask would you help again and yeah, I would," he said.

“People only ask for help if they can't help themselves."

Surgeons are working to pin his ankle together, but it will be weeks before he finds out whether he can keep his leg, or his dreams of becoming a career firefighter.