Miracle Man Saves Driver

Published Date: 2nd Jul 2014

A man bends car door of burning vehicle to save driver

 

A man saved a driver from a burning car and certain death by bending the door with his bare hands, say police, describing his actions as an example of "superhuman strength".

The man in question Bob Renning, 52, pulled up on the highway in Minnesota to help another vehicle that was gradually filling with smoke.

He told a local newspaper that he was not sure how he bent the door open far enough to break and shatter the window glass.

The first officer on the scene was full of praise for Mr Renning's "extraordinary" heroic actions.

"He did an extraordinary deed, bending a locked car door in half, of a burning car, to extricate a trapped person," said the police officer.

Mr Renning, an honorary member of the US National Guard, explained that he ran towards the vehicle as he saw the car engulfed with flames and smoke. His girlfriend quickly rang 911

Just after he saw the vehicle was locked and the windows would not open, Mr Renning gripped onto the top of the door with his fingers, placed his foot against the door and pulled, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.