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A 16-year-old thought he was going to die in a burning a car. Then a trucker appeared

A 16-year-old fell asleep at the wheel while on a hunting trip with his dad. Pinned in the wreckage with a fire starting, he thought he was going to die -- until a trucker pulled over to help.

21 September 2026Live

Sources

NPR Sports. https://www.npr.org/2026/09/21/nx-s1-5974922/a-16-year-old-thought-he-was-going-to-die-in-a-burning-a-car-then-a-trucker-appeared

A 16-year-old fell asleep at the wheel while on a hunting trip with his dad. Pinned in the wreckage with a fire starting, he thought he was going to die -- until a trucker pulled over to help.

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