Bruno Visona was on his way to baseball practice in Port Alberni around 5:30 p.m. with a car full of his teamB次元官网网址檚 equipment when he noticed a car in front of him on Gertrude Street B次元官网网址渟itting funnyB次元官网网址� in the road. The car had hit a bridge abutment after the driver suffered a medical emergency, according to the Port Alberni RCMP.

B次元官网网址淭hree passengers all stepped out because the airbags went off, and I could see the smoke from the airbags in the compartment,B次元官网网址� said Visona, who pulled over to help.

All of a sudden the car started backing up, went over the sidewalk, through some bushes down the embankment and splashed into the water of Rogers Creek beside the bridge. Visona said he didnB次元官网网址檛 know anyone was in the car until he heard one of the passengers yelling, B次元官网网址淢y grandmotherB次元官网网址檚 in the car, somebody please help her!B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淚 jumped through the prickles and into the water. It was up to my waist,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淭he car was starting to float downstream. The window was open so I grabbed it.B次元官网网址�

He could see that there was a woman slumped over the steering wheel, unconscious.

B次元官网网址淎s soon as I opened the car door it started filling with water,B次元官网网址� he said. He hollered for help and another man entered the water to help Visona keep the womanB次元官网网址檚 head above water as he released her seatbelt. The two men were able to get the woman to shore where an off-duty firefighter that Visona knew was waiting to help.

The woman regained consciousness on shore; when an ambulance arrived, VisonaB次元官网网址攚ho has his Level 3 industrial first aid ticketB次元官网网址攃arried on to his baseball practice.

According to RCMP, the driver had experienced a medical event and tried to pull over near the bridge, but the vehicle continued over the embankment and into the water. Three youth passengers were able to escape the car before it entered the creek.

The driver and passengers were treated by first responders at the scene. None of the carB次元官网网址檚 occupants sustained B次元官网网址渟eriousB次元官网网址� injuries as a result of the crash, say RCMP, but they were taken to West Coast General Hospital for further assessment.

Cst. Richard Johns, media relations officer for the Port Alberni RCMP, praised the actions of people who stopped to help after the crash.

B次元官网网址淭he selfless acts that were displayed by those who stopped to help show what our small town is about,B次元官网网址� said Johns.

Johns added that the RCMP have been in contact with the Ministry of Environment to ensure there were no fluids spilled into the creek following the crash.