BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (1010 WINS) -- A dramatic video shows the moment two New Jersey state troopers are able to pull a trucker to safety just seconds before his burning tractor-trailer exploded.
Trooper Robert Tarleton had stopped a vehicle on Interstate 287 on Monday when he saw the truck become engulfed in flames after it hit a guardrail and bridge abutment, according to state police.
"He immediately returned the driver's credentials and ran back to his troop car to request for fire and emergency medical services personnel to respond to the crash,'' state police said.
Tarleton then drove to the scene of the crash, where State Police Lt. Edward Ryer, who was headed home from work, was attempting to save the driver.
Police body camera video captured the two troopers as they worked together to drag the trucker to safety seconds before it exploded.
The driver, whose name has not been released, sustained minor injuries.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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