At 10:56 this morning the Putnam Valley Fire Department was requested to respond to the Taconic State Parkway at mile marker 29 southbound for a motor vehicle rollover with a victim trapped inside their burning vehicle. While fire units were responding an updated report from New York State Police stated that the accident was in the area of mile marker 30 and the victim was removed from the burning vehicle. Chief Adam Savino arrived on scene and confirmed a car fire and that the patient was removed from the burning vehicle. The Chief advised the responders that the Southbound lanes were closed and additional units should respond north in the southbound lanes. The left lane on the northbound side was also closed. Passing motorists stopped to help the patient out of the burning vehicle before it became totally engulfed. Due to the heroic actions of the passing motorists, the victim was not injured by the fire. Putnam Valley Ambulance along with Medic 2, transported the patient to Hudson Valley Hospital Center with non life threatening injuries.
