Heroic rescue: Good Samaritans saving driver from sinking SUV in Virginia Beach

3 people were taken to the hospital for treatment, police confirmed

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Good Samaritans jumped into the cold water behind Bubba’s Restaurant along Shore Drive Friday afternoon to help rescue a driver trapped inside a sinking SUV.

The vehicle went into the water behind the restaurant, which is near the Lesner Bridge in Virginia Beach.

Virginia Beach Police confirmed they received a report of a single-vehicle crash around 1:17 p.m. in the 3300 block of Shore Drive.

Video provided by a Bubba’s employee shows the dramatic rescue unfold.

You can see people surrounding the sinking vehicle, trying to break the glass and rescue the woman inside.

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