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Man saved by Gooding County deputy and passer-by in fiery accident

The doors of the driver's pickup were jammed shut when the pickup went over an embankment and caught fire south of Hagerman.
Credit: Terhune, Katie

HAGERMAN — A man was pulled from his burning pickup truck by a sheriff's deputy and a passer-by in Gooding County.

The man, who has not been identified, was driving an older model truck on U.S. 30 south of Hagerman when it went over a 10-foot embankment on Friday.

The Times-News reports that the doors were jammed shut, but the windows were open.

The pickup and a nearby tree were on fire.

Sheriff's Sgt. Kelby Cornett and a witness pulled the man out.

He was taken by ambulance to St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center in Twin Falls.

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