Bible Survives ‘Unscathed’ in Fiery Crash That Destroys SUV in Memphis

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9 years ago

A Tennessee man was rescued from a vehicle by good Samaritans and police on Sunday just moments before it exploded and caught fire.

An official showed off a bible that was recovered, unharmed, from a car that completely destroyed after it exploded and burst into flames. (Credit: WREG)

The crash happened on the eastbound side of I-385 near Memphis on Sunday afternoon. The 2014 Jeep Laredo struck a pole and burst into flames.

The Memphis Police Department responded to the scene. An officer and several Good Samaritans were able to pull the trapped driver out of the vehicle right before the explosion.

After firefighters extinguished the fire, officials found an undamaged Bible in the passenger seat of the vehicle.

The driver was taken to Regional Medical Center with non-critical injuries. His car was completely destroyed.

One witness posted video on Facebook saying, “I just saw GOD on 385.”

Anita Irby wrote, “THE ENTIRE EXPRESSWAY STOPPED and people ran from their cars trying to break the windows and open the doors of this mans car to free him; as they were, the others went up in prayer for God to deliver this man from the paws of the devil.[…] None of the flames touched him.”

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