PHOENIX — Witnesses stepped in to save a driver after a crash sent a vehicle into a Glendale lake on Thursday.

The multi-vehicle crash occurred south of the Loop 101 at the intersection of 59th Avenue and Behrend Drive, according to the Glendale Police Department.

A car was attempting to make a left-hand turn onto Behrend Drive when it was struck by another vehicle heading southbound.

The collision caused one car to swerve into a decorative lake, while the second car simultaneously stopped and caught on fire, police said.

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