[ACCIDENT] Man Pulled from Burning C5 Indy 500 Corvette Pace Car

The driver of a 1998 Indy 500 Corvette Pace Car had to be pulled from the burning car after a wreck near the Chippewa Township, Pa., entrance ramp onto I-376 on Sunday afternoon.

The driver’s side of the convertible was badly damaged in the fire, though the car was still recognizable as a Indianapolis Pace Car on the passenger side, with its distinctive paint job and wheels .

The Corvette rolled over and caught fire, trapping the driver in the car.

Fortunately, two bystanders pulled the driver from the burning car, according to a witness who talked to Channel 11 News.

That witness also told a reporter that the Corvette passed her and her boyfriend at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control and rolled over in a ditch.

No word on the condition of the victim, who was transferred to a medical helicopter after being carried by ground ambulance to Beaver County airport.

The 1998 Indy Pace car is a rare C5 Corvette, with just 1,163 made (out of a total 1998 run of 31,084) with their distinctive Radar Purple Metallic paint and bright yellow graphics and wheels.

Source:
wpxi.com

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