Heroes rush to help motorcycle rider from burning car

Motorcyclist's uncle tells rescuers, 'You are heroes'

By the CNN Wire Staff
September 14, 2011 2:07 a.m. EDT

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
"We are just human beings trying to help, another human being," bystander said
Tyler Riggs said his nephew is in good spirits
Bystanders rescued Brandon Wright, who was trapped under a burning car
The group is credited with saving his life

(CNN) -- The uncle of a Utah motorcyclist pulled from underneath a burning car by a group of bystanders told his nephew's rescuers they are "heroes to our family."

Tyler Riggs spoke to CNN's Piers Morgan one day after a group of construction workers, students and other bystanders turned into a ragtag team of first responders to save Brandon Wright, 21.

The accident happened Monday on a street near Utah State University in Logan and was captured on video.

"I thank you on behalf of my family, and I know that my nephew Brandon will hope to thank you at some point, too. I know that you might be shy and want to dislodge the title, but you are heroes to our family," Riggs said, adding that his nephew is in good spirits.

"He was talking to us earlier and going through physical therapy and felt good after that. Things could have been much worse."

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