A quick-thinking nursing student rushed to aid three people trapped in an upside down SUV Sunday in Little Italy.
The crash happened around noon at A Street and India Street. A gold SUV and a yellow taxi were involved.
Nursing student Megan McCann ran two blocks and saw the SUV on its roof in the middle of the intersection.
“All the patients were still in the car. I just wanted to make sure everyone was OK and breathing, and everyone was,” McCann said.
Other witnesses also jumped in to help until emergency crews arrived. The three adults in the SUV were hanging upside-down by their seat belts.
“I let them know help is coming, and I just assured them they’re going to be OK,” McCann said. She said she tried to push their bodies up to relieve pressure from the seat belts.
Two people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to fire officials. The taxi sustained major front end damage. It is unclear what caused the accident.
