Video shows police saving driver from Tesla that crashed, caught fire

THE COLONY, Texas (KLTV/Gray News) - A driver was saved after his car crashed on an overpass and then caught fire in North Texas.

Video released by The Colony Police Department shows officers rescuing the driver from his crashed burning Tesla.

According to police, the crash happened on July 19 around 1:30 a.m. in the 5700 block of South Colony Boulevard.

The vehicle was pinned between two dividing barriers between the southbound and northbound lanes of the South Colony Boulevard overpass.

Officers first tried to extinguish the fire, but it kept reigniting. They then used a metal breaching tool to break a window and pull the driver out.

The driver was taken to the hospital for his injuries, and one officer was treated for smoke inhalation. The other officers involved were evaluated at the scene and released back to duty.