Bystander pulls victims from fatal St. Louis crash

ST. LOUIS, MO – Investigators with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are looking into the cause of a single-vehicle collision that killed one one and severely injured another early Friday.

According to Fox 2 Now, the collision occurred along Riverview Boulevard near its intersection with North Broadway at about 12:30 a.m. Bystander Eddie White, witnessed a speeding vehicle collide with a tree and jumped into action, pulling both victims from the vehicle.

The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The driver was rushed to a local hospital to be treated for critical, potentially life-threatening injuries. No updates regarding their condition have been made available as of yet.

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