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The incident happened in Croton-on-Hudson on Tuesday, May 7, when a woman was struck by a pickup truck at a Gulf gas station at 380 South Riverside Ave.
According to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department, after the woman was hit, a civilian rushed to her and applied a makeshift tourniquet to help control her bleeding until first responders and police could get to the scene.
The woman suffered traumatic injuries to her lower extremities, fire officials said, adding that she was later taken to a nearby trauma center.
Although the fire department does not know the identity of the person who rushed to the woman's aid, they thanked them in a social media post on Tuesday.
"We aren’t sure whom this Good Samaritan is, but we applaud their quick thinking today!" the department wrote.
No criminal charges were filed in connection to the incident, according to Croton-on-Hudson Police.
Correction: The incident was originally reported as taking place at a Sunoco gas station instead of a Gulf gas station.
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