The man at the wheel, Terrence Hardin, said he fell asleep. The car flipped several times and Hardin was thrown from the vehicle, but his 16-year-old sister, Kianna Hardin, was trapped inside.
Intense flames could be seen coming from the vehicle after the crash. At least one lane of traffic was blocked as first responders put out the fire.
A passerby, Jeremy Dillard, saw the fire and pulled over. He said several other people who witnessed the accident were standing around the car and that's when he took action.
"I was like, 'Are you all going to try to help her out?' and they were saying she said, 'Don't touch her, don't touch her,'" said Dillard, "My reaction was to help her out of the car, to save her life."
Dillard and his brother helped pull Kianna from the car just moments before it exploded.
"Always to help others, that's how I was raised," said Dillard. "That's how my mom brought me and my brothers up."
Hardin was taken to Regional Medical Center in critical condition and was later released. Kianna was transported to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital with facial injuries, but is expected to be OK.
Hardin and Kianna did not wanted to speak on camera. Dillard, who said he was just in the right place at the right time, spoke to their siblings after the crash.
"They actually called me and thanked me and I was like, 'It's no problem, just glad I could help," he said.
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