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Fiery Motorcycle Crash Caught on Camera, Narrowly Missing Children
The rider suffered second-degree burns after the crash, and neighbors said they want speed bumps and four-way stops to slow traffic.
- On Thursday, a motorcycle crashed into a curb and burst into flames in a west Bexar County, Texas neighborhood, narrowly missing four children standing on a nearby sidewalk.
- The driver caught fire after being flung from the motorcycle, then ran toward a playground at nearby Stone Creek Park before being transported to a local hospital with second-degree burns, according to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.
- Neighbor Robert Perez captured the incident on video, telling KSAT News he initially struggled to believe the event was real, though he later confirmed the footage was "100% real."
- Drivers pulled over to assist the man and children as nearby residents attempted to extinguish the flames using a water hose before emergency personnel arrived at the scene.
- Residents of the Oakwood Crest and Wooden Fox area described the community as shaken, renewing calls for speed bumps and four-way stops to address historically frequent accidents.
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