The other heroes included a truck driver, an assistant fire chief, a former volunteer firefighter, a medical student and an NYPD officer.

Mendes got the girl out of the trashed car and comforted her until first responders arrived and cared for the girl's mother.

Thankfully, a passer-by noticed and stopped to tell her - and just in time, too. The front of the car was soon engulfed in flames.

Amazon also recognized their employee's lifesaving efforts and work by awarding Sherman with August's Driver of the Month award.

Authorities are unsure if anyone else died in the accident, noting the plane could seat up to six and the scene was difficult to navigate.

One recipient is Gigi McCollum, whose husband Rylee McCollum was one of the 13 service members who were killed in Afghanistan in August.

The four good Samaritans were happy to help the elderly woman and didn't expect any of the praise they've since gotten.

In March, an MRI scan discovered cancer had returned to her lungs. Both lungs were affected this time, and doctors said it was terminal.

Nikos was shot multiple times but still managed to help subdue the man enough that the SWAT team was able to enter and make the arrest.

The paramedic was spraying down the car with a fire extinguisher and told the approaching officer that someone was still inside.