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Dramatic video shows rescue of man pinned under car in Massachusetts

Bodycam shows police and firefighters lift a car with a store jack to free a man pinned in an auto parts lot; he was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Newly released police bodycam footage shows Webster, Massachusetts, police and fire departments race to rescue a man trapped under his car in the parking lot of an auto parts store last month. Webster police said a customer jacked up his car to check a problem underneath when the jack gave way, trapping the man and rendering him unresponsive. The emergency responders used a jack from inside the store to gently lift the car and slide the man to safety. He immediately began breathing. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Newly released police bodycam footage shows Webster, Massachusetts, police and fire departments race to rescue a man trapped under his car in the parking lot of an auto parts store last month.

Webster police said a customer jacked up his car to check a problem underneath when the jack gave way, trapping the man and rendering him unresponsive.

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The emergency responders used a jack from inside the store to gently lift the car and slide the man to safety. He immediately began breathing.

The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

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