Dr Oz to the rescue - again! TV host pulls victim from car wreckage months after rushing to aid of woman whose foot was severed by New York cab

  • Dr Mehmet Oz pulled a woman from the scene of the crash in Philadelphia on Saturday - before the vehicle rolled backwards into a ravine
  • He was photographed by other Good Samaritans at the scene
  • It came just months after he ran to the aide of Sian Green, a British tourist whose foot was severed after a NYC cab lost control and hit her
  • Days before, he had helped a runner in a Utah 5k after he collapsed
  • Dr Oz said he must have 'bad karma' when he travels

By Lydia Warren

PUBLISHED: 09:54 EST, 19 November 2013 | UPDATED: 13:27 EST, 19 November 2013


TV personality Dr Mehmet Oz has pulled a woman from her crumpled car after a head-on collision - saving her just minutes before the vehicle rolled backwards into a ravine.

His quick thinking on Saturday came three months after he ran to the aid of a British tourist whose foot was severed by a New York City taxi cab that lost control and hurtled towards her.

And that incident occurred just days after Dr Oz, wearing a red superhero cape, was pictured helping a man who collapsed beside him during a 5k run in Salt Lake City, Utah.

On Saturday, the doctor, who said he must have 'bad karma' when he travels because of the number of accidents, rushed to the woman who crashed in lower Bucks County in Philadelphia at 1pm.

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On the scene: Dr Mehmet Oz poses beside volunteer firefighter Chris Simpson, who both happened to be at the scene of a car crash in Philadelphia on Saturday. Dr Oz pulled a woman from a vehicle

On the scene: Dr Mehmet Oz poses beside volunteer firefighter Chris Simpson, who both happened to be at the scene of a car crash in Philadelphia on Saturday. Dr Oz pulled a woman from a vehicle



He told Philly.com he and his wife had been driving to her parents' home in Philadelphia.

'We were two cars back when the car in front was making a left-hand turn,' Oz said. 'It's a very dangerous intersection. A car crossing the intersection hit the car turning head-on. It was like a scene right out of a movie. I thought for sure there would be fatalities. Luckily, there were not.'

He said that he jumped out of his seat and ran to the vehicle that had been turning.

 

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'The door was stuck, so I pried it open. I asked her if she was okay. She looked over at me and said, "Oh, Dr Oz". It was surreal to have that happen, especially in that setting,' he said.

'I pulled her from the car because at that point, it was steaming and there was oil dripping. It eventually started rolling back down the hill there and collided with another car before rolling into a deep ravine.'

Other people also ran to help before police and paramedics arrived to assist the drivers.

Helping out: In August, Dr Oz ran to the scene of a crash in New York City after a cab driver lost control and hit a British tourist. He poses with plumber David Justino, who also ran to help the victim

Quick thinking: In August, Dr Oz ran to the scene of a crash in New York City after a cab driver lost control and hit a British tourist. He poses with plumber David Justino, who also ran to help the victim

Reunion: Dr Oz later welcomed the victim of the crash, Sian Green and Mr Justino on to his show

Reunion: Dr Oz later welcomed the victim of the crash, Sian Green and Mr Justino on to his show

Levittown Now reported that another witness, volunteer firefighter Chris Simpson, shared a photo on his twitter account of him beside Dr Oz following the crash.

'First on scene to a multi-vehicle multi-injury accident doing patient care side by side with Dr. Oz,' he tweeted on Saturday afternoon.

Tom Stanton, a member of the Newportville Fire Company, witnessed the crash and recalled his surprise at seeing Dr Oz.

'The cops were in shock at who was there,' Stanton added to Levittown Now. '[Dr. Oz] was a personable guy and he talked like he knew everybody.'

But Dr Oz was modest about his heroic actions, saying that he hadn't wanted anyone to find out about this latest incident because he has been near an unusual number of accidents recently.

Instead he credited an EMT with running to help despite being nine months pregnant. He added that a volunteer firefighter had helped to stop traffic so they could clear the scene.

Heroic: And just days before, Dr Oz, wearing a superhero cape, helped a runner who collapsed at a 5k race

Heroic: And just days before, Dr Oz, wearing a superhero cape, helped a runner who collapsed at a 5k race

Thankful: The runner, Ken Roosa, posed with Dr Oz as he recovered in hospital following the incident

Thankful: The runner, Ken Roosa, posed with Dr Oz as he recovered in hospital following the incident

Dr Oz also made headlines back in August when he witnessed a cab crashing into 23-year-old tourist Sian Green as she ate a hotdog with a friend near to his Manhattan television studio.

The cab hurtled into her after losing control and her foot was severed in the accident. She required an amputation and now walks using crutches.

His publicist told Philly.com that Dr Oz rushed to the scene, where passersby were already helping, and worked to keep everyone calm while medics arrived.

And just days before that accident, he also helped a man, Ken Roosa, who collapsed next to him at the finish line of a 5K race in Utah due to dehydration and stress.

Race TV footage showed Dr Oz, who hosted the event and was dressed in a red superhero cape, kneeling on the pavement to assist the 53-year-old Ohio man.

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Glad to see how humble he is by fading into the background and refusing to have his picture taken multiple times. :-{

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So he was late to visit his mother-in-law! Good thing he has some photos to back up his story! :-)

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Could everyone stop giving him all the credit for the New York thing?? Some other, non-doctor, non-celebrities were first and more important in helping the woman in that situation. And by the blurb here you would think he ripped open the car while it teetered on the edge of the Grand Canyon! He is a doctor that jumps in when he sees that his services might be necessary which is commendable, but that's what a doctor should do! It doesn't hurt his image either...

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He does kind of have a Super Villain name... thwarted again with your evil doing?!?!

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I like this Dr. watched his show for years and is intelligent and popular.

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who hasn't he saved?

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He's great EDUCATIONAL Dr. and a great man

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Must remember to run and hide if I see Dr Oz... clearly a piano will be about to fall on my head...

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Dr. Oz just happens to be in the right place at the right time.

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I LOVE DR OZ TOO:)

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Luv Dr Oz, but he still looks evil.

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YOU look evil!

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Not to women

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He was the second person on the scene. It was actually a workman who saved that woman's life in New York but I guess because he wasn't a celeb like Oz people like to forget that part.

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OH GROW UP. He's a great Dr. HE WAS DOING HIS JOB and no ones counting

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