A bystander used a jack to support the weight of the car before emergency services arrived at the scene.
A cyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being pinned under a vehicle in Carp on Monday.
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Ottawa Fire Services freed the injured man, but also credited a quick-thinking bystander.
Firefighters were called to the scene of the collision, at the intersection of March and Carp roads, after being notified by the Ottawa Police Service at about 3:04 p.m. on Aug. 24.
A rapid extrication process began after fire crews arrived at the location and found the cyclist trapped beneath the vehicle. The vehicle was stabilized and secured with cribbing before a hydraulic ram was used to raise it.
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The man was safely extricated at 3:18 p.m., fire services said.
“Ottawa Fire Services would like to recognize and commend the bystander who stopped to help,” a social-media post said. “Before Firefighters arrived, the bystander used a jack to lift the vehicle and relieve some of the pressure on the trapped cyclist.”
