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Good Samaritan rescues man in flaming car on I-15

A FedEx driver stopped and rescued the sedan's only occupant as the car burned

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A FedEx truck driver pulled a man out of a burning vehicle Wednesday on southbound Interstate 15 in the Miramar area, authorities said.

A black sedan crashed into a guardrail at 2:55 a.m. Wednesday and burst into flames, the California Highway Patrol reported.

The FedEx driver stopped and rescued the sedan's only occupant as it was burning.

The sedan driver was taken to a hospital with major injuries. The vehicle was engulfed in flames.

According to the CHP, ``drugs and/or alcohol were determined to not be a factor in this collision.''

Authorities had multiple highway lanes closed for one hour to facilitate an on-scene investigation, according to the CHP.

The CHP was investigating the cause of the crash.

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