Uber driver pulls man from fiery crash in Sydney's west
A man has been pulled from the wreck of a fiery crash by an Uber driver in Sydney's west.
The Hyundai hatchback turned into a fireball after hitting two trees along Old Windsor Road at Winston Hills just before midnight.
The 18-year-old driver was saved by the passing rideshare driver while the car's passenger called emergency services.
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The man was pulled from the wreck of the fiery crash by an Uber driver. Nine
The fire was extinguished by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW). Nine
Police said the 18-year-old was taken to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition with rib fractures and facial injuries.
"The other driver was uninjured," NSW Police said in a statement.
"It is anticipated that the driver will be spoken to by police in the coming days."
The fire was extinguished by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW).
"We train and learn to leave people in situations so we don't cause any further injury but if you have got a fire involved, you need to get those people to safety," FRNSW superintendent Adam Dewberry said.
Investigations are continuing.
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