(CNN) Minnesota Vikings star KJ Osborn said he and three other people helped rescue a man trapped in a burning car in Austin, Texas on Sunday.
“Most of the time it’s ‘in the wrong place, at the wrong time’. But this time, I believe that God had me, us, in the right place at exactly the right time,” said third-year wide receiver Osborn Twitter post On Monday.
“Last night me and these 3 absolute heroes helped save a man’s life by rescuing him from a burning vehicle after a serious accident.
“I leave that to you. god is real And His LOVE is real.
Osborn posted several photos of the disturbing scene. One showed a burning car with a man helping a person inside.
Another is a photo of the aftermath of the wrecked and burned vehicle. And a third of him and the three other people he says helped the man escape the burning wreckage.
CNN reached out to the Austin Police Department but didn’t get an immediate response.
Osborn of the Minnesota Vikings warms up before a game on November 7, 2021.
Speaking about the incident on ESPN’s Adam Schefter podcast, Osborn said: “I’m on my way home, I’m in the back of an Uber, and my head is down and I’m on the phone, just on my way home.
“My Uber driver is just starting to go insane. He’s like, ‘Oh my God! Oh my God!’ I look up and wonder what this is all about and there’s no one on the street.
“He says, ‘This guy crashed,’ and I look to the right and there’s a car, if you can imagine it, under the piers of a bridge. His car is frontal. He hit the pillar and his car is on fire.”
The 25-year-old, who was selected by the University of Miami in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft, said his Uber driver got out of the car and insisted he call 911.
The driver then ran to the car door and Osborn followed. After initial hesitation, Osborn said he and the driver, with the help of two others on the scene, then pulled the man out of the vehicle, lifted him and carried him to safety, and then waited with him until emergency services, firefighters and police arrived.
Osborn, who trains in Austin, says he has been in contact with the man and intends to visit him in hospital along with the three others who helped save him. He added that he believed the man suffered only minor injuries.
“I’m just grateful that I was able to help him and the other three heroes with that.”
CNN reached out to the Vikings for comment from Osborn, but didn’t immediately hear a response.
CNN’s Ben Church and Matt Foster contributed coverage.