Crime & Safety
Burbank Crash Survivor Meets Rescuer
Savannah Underwood is reunited with the man who rescued her battered and bruised self from a car crash that killed five of her friends.
Savanna Underwood was the sole survivor of a tragic Burbank car wreck that claimed five young lives almost two weeks ago, but if it wasn't for one man, she may not have made it out alive.
In a NBC4 interview, the 19-year-old was reunited with Juan Ganaja, a delivery man, who carried her to safety after she managed to crawl of the crashed car.
It was around 4:30 a.m. on Sept. 27 near the Scott Road offramp on the Golden State (5) Freeway when the driver of the Nissan Altima lost control and collided with the concrete.
"I screamed help over and over again and I knew I wouldn't stop screaming until someone came and I was praying someone would hear, because who's out at 4:15, 4:30 in the morning?" She told NBC4.
Ganaja was making a late night delivery nearby and quickly went to her aid. After Underwood made it to safety, he turned around, but it was too late.
The vehicle exploded with Stephen Stoll, Sebastian Forero, Sameer Nevarez, Malak Hariri and Sugey Cuevas, all still inside.
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