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Fire crews use 'jaws of life' to rescue man after his car crashed into a canal in Laveen

Fire crews used a Holmatro tool, often referred to as “the jaws of life,” to remove the roof of the car and rescue the man.
Credit: Phoenix Fire Department

PHOENIX — A man in his 60s was rescued from his car after it crashed into a canal in Laveen late Saturday, fire crews said. 

Captain Kenny Overton with the Phoenix Fire Department said the car crashed into the canal near 35th Avenue and Carver Road at a "precarious angle, presenting challenges for rescue crews."

Fire crews used a Holmatro tool, often referred to as “the jaws of life,” to remove the roof of the car and rescue the man. 

Credit: Phoenix Fire Department

The man is in stable condition, but was taken to the hospital. No firefighters were injured. 

The cause of the crash was not immediately known. 

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