#Heroic stranger pulls driver from flaming car in dramatic video

A Missouri man is being commended on his courage after bravely rescuing a driver who was trapped in a burning vehicle.

A Twitter video of the dramatic moment, captioned “This black man is a hero,” has garnered over 800,000 views since it was uploaded on Wednesday night.

The selfless act occurred Tuesday evening in St. Louis after 23-year-old Keilen Robinson crashed into the cement median on Interstate 70 and was unconscious in his flaming car, reports Fox News. Fellow motorist Antonio Morgan heard the collision and immediately pulled over so he could free Robinson from the wreck, as onlookers filmed the ordeal.

“I had to get him out,” Morgan told Fox News, adding that he didn’t give up despite debris from the fire “burning my eyes and hurting my throat.”

Indeed, the harrowing minute-and-a-half clip, which was captured by Morgan’s 14-year-old son, showed the brave soul trying unsuccessfully to yank the trapped driver from his smoldering vehicle. He later revealed he was hindered by the fact that Robinson was locked in by his own seatbelt. After yet another failed extraction, another man on the scene can be heard urging Morgan to step away from the blaze.

However, the determined rescuer persevered and managed to pull Robinson free before being engulfed by the inferno.

The clip concluded with Morgan and other bystanders dragging Robinson to safety, whereupon he was tended to by a police officer.

“I’m a protector by nature,” responded Morgan when asked about his heroic deed. “I’m just doing what comes natural to me.”

However, he also made sure to criticize the gawkers who stood by and recorded the incident rather than lend a hand.

“All that putting up a phone and not stopping and helping, that’s enough of that,” said Morgan. “Put the phones down, and let’s get into this action.”

Robinson, for one, is eternally grateful to his savior. “I can’t thank him enough, man,” he said. “He will always be a part of my life and my family’s life. That’s a good man.”

The online masses seconded his sentiment.

“That’s the hero in my eyes. He didn’t cower at all,” gushed the original poster.

Another awestruck commenter tweeted, “That is not an easy feat when your heart is going 150 bpm and every instinct in you is telling you to run! He’s a freakin superhero.”