An Army football player and his father pulled a man from a crashed car just before it burst into flames near the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, earning praise from the institution for “heroic” and “selfless” actions.

Video of the daring rescue early Sunday shows sophomore safety Larry Pickett Jr. and his father, Larry Pickett Sr., grabbing the man out of the driver’s seat and carrying him away from the vehicle.

Authorities say the white sedan smashed into a utility pole on Route 9W in Fort Montgomery, New York, about 4 miles from West Point. Video of the rescue, recorded by Pickett Jr.’s sister, Lauren, shows sparking wires surrounding the vehicle.