Driver pulled from fiery car in Richer crash

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A driver and other bystanders yanked a female driver out of a car that had engulfed in flames due to a four-vehicle collision on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Richer Friday evening.

The 41-year-old female driver of the car suffered severe injuries and remains in critical condition, says Steinbach RCMP.

A pickup truck travelling at a high rate of speed rear-ended a car that had slowed down because it was entering a construction zone near Provincial Road 51E. The car then hit the trailer of the SUV it was trailing, which, as a result, smacked the van in front. The SUV and car both started on fire.

The 45-year-old male driver of the SUV helped pull the female driver from her car. He sustained minor injuries. His three children were not hurt.

The 38-year-old female driver of the van and her passengers escaped injury.

The female driver, 32, of the pickup truck and her lone passenger endured minor injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital.

Everyone involved in the crash resides in Winnipeg.

Alcohol does not appear to be a factor.

Traffic detoured around the incident until around 4 a.m.