A man from Avoca pulled two people from a fiery crash on Interstate 80 and McPherson Avenue in Council Bluffs,Tuesday morning. Those people are recovering in the hospital. KETV reports Runk Wood was driving to work from Avoca to Lincoln, NE. when he came upon the scene near mile marker 7. Council Bluffs Police say the car was stopped in the middle of the interstate when when it was hit by a truck at around 5:27-a.m., Tuesday.

The impact sent the vehicle across the lanes of traffic before it hit a metal barricade and caught fire. Wood stopped and heard a girl screaming. He pulled the driver to safety first. Then he realized there was someone else in the car, so he rescued that person too. Both the driver and passenger were transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for treatment. They were reported to be in critical but stable condition.

Wood suffered from some minor burns during the rescue.