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Danny Trejo becomes a real-life hero after rescuing a baby from overturned car

Danny Trejo, a Hollywood actor, has helped to rescue a baby from an overturned car in Los Angeles. The baby was trapped inside the car after an accident. Trejo said that he saw a motorist went through the red light and crashed into a car. The car flipped onto its roof and a woman and baby were trapped inside it, Trejo said.

Danny Trejo, the Machete star, rescued the baby with the help a woman who was also present on the scene. Trejo said, “She undid the seatbelt and I pulled the baby out of the car.” He posted an interview about the incident on his Instagram page. He requested the drivers to follow the traffic rules while driving on the road.

Trejo told that he tried to crawl through the window of the car but he could not do so. A woman bystander, Monica Jackson, came to aid him and she crawled through the window of the overturned car. She undid the seatbelt and allowed Trejo to extricate the baby out of the car. Trejo and Jackson said that the woman inside the car called them to save the baby.

Jackson said, “She was hurt, but all she said was, ‘Get my baby. Get my baby.” The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed the presence of the actor on the scene. No one was seriously injured in the crash but three people were transported to the area hospital for medical evaluation, according to the media reports. Danny Trejo has performed in several Hollywood movies.

Trejo is often seen in the roles of a villain. He is known for his performance in Spy Kids and Machete. People praised his heroic act on social media and called him a ‘real-life hero’. Trejo put all of his efforts in rescuing the baby safely. People said on social media that he was not only a hero in the films but he was a hero in the real-life as well. Trejo requested the drivers to follow the traffic rules. The woman inside the car was also a hero, Jackson said.

Shawn Genzone

Senior writer at the Chicago Morning Star

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