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Lawrence residents lift car off woman pinned underneath
Police said the woman was delivering flowers and failed to put her car in park.
Several officers and civilians helped rescue a woman trapped under a car in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on Thursday, officials say.
At 1:38 p.m., Lawrence Police responded to 70 Bennington St. for report of a female trapped under a vehicle, authorities said.
With help from civilians, responding officers were able to lift the car to free the woman, according to the Lawrence Police Department.
Police said the woman was delivering flowers and failed to put her car in park.
The woman was taken in an ambulance to Lawrence General Hospital. Lawrence Fire Chief Brian Moriarty told Boston 25 that she suffered non-serious injuries and is expected to make a full recovery.
#NEW: Video shows Lawrence residents heroically lifting the car of a woman pinned underneath.
— Daniel Coates (@danielcoates_25) January 9, 2025
She was delivering flowers on Bennington St. when the car rolled back, and trapped her underneath the front tire.
Roughly 12 neighbors, officers helped hoist the car. @boston25 pic.twitter.com/YzOTlCVaRI
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