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Off-duty officer pulls child from burning wreck on I-70 near Topeka

An off-duty police officer helped save a child’s life after a fiery crash on Interstate 70 in Kansas. The Kansas City Police Department says Officer Yul Bean was traveling west of Topeka earlier this month…

Illustration of a highway rescue at a burning crash with a rescuer breaking a car window and a helicopter overhead.

An off-duty police officer helped save a child’s life after a fiery crash on Interstate 70 in Kansas. The Kansas City Police Department says Officer Yul Bean was traveling west of Topeka earlier this month when he came upon the scene, where a car caught fire after a collision with a semi.

Bean ran to the burning vehicle, where two adults in the front seat had died. He broke a car window to reach and pull the boy from the backseat.

The child was airlifted to a Kansas City hospital. The report also indicates there has been ongoing follow-up, though no further confirmed details were included in the provided material.