A Raglan man helped drag the occupants of a burning car to safety after it crashed, becoming airborne and rolling in a fiery crash west of Hamilton.
Tracey Cooper said he was heading home along State Highway 23, near Whatawhata, after attending a Te Reo class at Te Wananga O Aotearoa's Te Rapa campus when he saw a car's bright lights in front of him.
All of a sudden they disappeared into a cloud of dust. He pulled over and realised the car had crashed and flames had begun flickering from under the bonnet.
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As he got to the car the driver - who was later processed for drink driving - had managed to get himself out.