Oscar winner Jamie Foxx describes the moment he rescued driver from burning truck

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The Oscar-winning actor was at his home in Thousand Oaks, California when he heard a car crash
The 48-year-old ran to the scene of the fiery crash, and with another Good Samaritan, helped pull victim Brett Kyle, 32, from the vehicle
Foxx spoke out about the crash on Tuesday, as he met Kyle's father
From his hospital bed, Kyle said of Foxx: 'Just the fact that one human being is willing to help another one means a lot to me'
After he is discharged, Kyle will face drunk driving charges

Published: 12:32 EST, 19 January 2016 | Updated: 08:17 EST, 20 January 2016

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Jamie Foxx has spoken publicly about how he rescued a man from a burning vehicle after it crashed right outside his luxury home but insisted he is not a hero.

The Oscar-winning actor told local LA news reporters that he just did what he had to do when he rushed to the aid of a driver trapped inside his pick up truck that was already on fire.

'I don't think of it as heroic,' he told NBC4.

Real life action man: Jamie Foxx met with local news reporters outside his luxury home on Tuesday and described how he rescued a man from a fiery wreck outside his front gates on Monday night

Fiery wreck: A 32-year-old man was trapped inside his rolled over pickup truck after crashing on the rural road near Los Angeles and it was already on fire when help arrived on scene

Foxx, 48, and another man used EMT scissors to break the truck's window and then, Foxx told ABC7, 'I climbed in and I try to hit his seat belt but he's huddled over it so I grab the scissors and cut the seatbelt.'

'We cut if off from his neck and then, as the flames do come into the cabin, I lean back,' the Ray star added.

'I think what (the seatbelt) did, it hit his legs which made him extend and when he extends, he extends out of the cabin. We pull him out and as we pull him out, within five seconds later, the truck goes up.'

The Hollywood star revealed to LA station NBC4 that as he pulled the man from the wreckage, he told him: 'You have angels around you.'

Quick thinking: The actor, 48, heard the crash and alerted emergency services before running to the scene of the accident and with another man, broke a front window of the truck and cut the man free from his seatbelt

Close shave: The star of Ray and Collateral described how he manged to pull the driver to safety seconds before the flames reached the cab

Played it down: Foxx said he wasn't a hero; he just did something he had to do

Heartfelt: The actor shared this emotional photo on his Facebook page Tuesday night and once again played down his heroism in a touching message to his fans

Ventura County firefighters and paramedics arrived on scene and the victim, named by law enforcement as Brett Kyle, 32, of Newbury Park, was transported to the Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in nearby Thousand Oaks.

He was found to have a broken collarbone and a punctured lung and remained in the hospital Tuesday night.

The CHP says he has been charged with DUI.

From the hospital, Kyle spoke with NBC 4 to express his gratitude towards Foxx, who he says he didn't recognize in the chaos.

'They cut me out of the seatbelt,' Kyle said. 'I didn't know who it was.'

'Just the fact that one human being is willing to help another one means a lot to me,' he added.

Solo wreck: Fire fighters arrived on scene and extinguished the flames. The 32-year-old driver was transported to hospital and later cited for DUI

Isolated area: The accident occurred on a stretch of rural road in the exclusive community of Hidden Valley

Meeting: Foxx met with the father of the driver on Tuesday at his home where he showed him surveillance video of the crash that had been captured by cameras on his property

Grateful: An emotional Brad Kyle, father of 32-year-old Brett Kyle, thanked Foxx for saving his son's life

Embracing: At the end of their meeting, Kyle's father gave Foxx a hug near the scene of the crash

Meanwhile, Brett's father Brad Kyle visited with Foxx at his upscale estate on Tuesday afternoon to thank him for saving his son's life.

Afterwards, an emotional Brad told reporters: 'It doesn't matter to me who it was or what they do for a living. Just the idea that someone would do that is so much more than I could fathom.'

His said his son has three siblings.

'They would have lost their brother if it wasn't for him,' he said.

Hollywood star: Just a week earlier, the actor and musician had been at the Golden Globes Awards in Beverly Hills where his daughter Corinne, 21, served as Miss Golden Globes 2016

Foxx's proud daughter Corinne, 21, tweeted her pride at what her dad did.

'Just got off the phone with my dad... Absolutely wild,' she wrote.

'That man really did have angels watching him. Definitely a life or death situation.'