Queensland father saved by bystanders who lifted car off his chest after crash

A father of two is alive to see his daughters again after a group of Good Samaritans rushed to lift a 3,300-pound car off his chest following a collision in Brisbane.

Tyler Wiebe was riding his motorcycle to work when a driver crossed into the opposing lane and struck the car ahead of him. The impact sent the vehicle backward, dragging Wiebe under it before it came to rest on his sternum.“I couldn’t breathe, and the compression was so intense that my heart wasn’t able to beat,” Wiebe said.

Hearing the crash, Rob and Brian, employees at a nearby business, ran out and saw a pair of legs sticking out from under the car. They gathered colleagues and tried to lift the vehicle. “We tried to lift it off. We couldn’t, and then second attempt, we had a couple of other good Samaritans come and help us,” Brian told an Australian current affairs show. The second attempt broke more of Wiebe’s ribs, but the group continued.

“We just knew we had to get the car off,” Rob said. “We just sort of grabbed the spot and lifted with all our might.”The bystanders managed to raise the car enough to pull Wiebe clear. He had a punctured lung and struggled to breathe as paramedics arrived. “Stay with me, stay with me,” they told him, but Wiebe said he thought he was going to die.

At the hospital, Wiebe underwent surgery to stabilize his lungs and has since made a slow but steady recovery. Speaking to ABC News AU, he thanked the strangers who saved him. “I get more time with my daughters, I get more time with my family and a second lease on life,” he said. “I can’t say thank you enough.”

Local witness Cameron Vellacott told ABC News it was “heartwarming to see so many people just jump to the aid of someone so quickly, who they clearly didn’t know and had no context for the situation.”During an appearance on A Current Affair, Wiebe met the men who rescued him, calling them “certified legends” amid tears and laughter.