Officer rescues driver trapped in car blaze

Dyfed-Powys Police PC Jonathan Tatam is being hailed after rescuing a man from a burning car moments before the car was completely engulfed in flames and exploded.

- SHAURYA SHAURYA

A POLICE officer rescued a man from a burning car moments before it was completely engulfed in flames and exploded.

PC Jonathan Tatam was responding to a collison at a single-track road outside of Carmarthen that involved two cars and a tractor on August 3, 2024.

Unfortunately, the car that was in the middle, had caught fire and its driver, a man, was still stuck in the vehicle and was heard screaming on the 999 call.

As soon as he arrived on the scene, PC Tatam assessed the situation, saw the fire spreading to nearby bushes and sprang into action.

The Dyfed-Powys Police officer ran back to his police vehicle and brought a fire extinguisher to slow the fire's spread.

Meanwhile, the driver of the car was trying to free himself but his foot seemed to have been stuck in the vehicle.