A good Samaritan pulled the injured driver from a burning Tesla on Monday evening in Plainview after a two-vehicle crash, police and fire officials said.

Nassau County police and Plainview firefighters responded to the crash about 7:30 p.m. at Old Country and Newton roads, the police said.

Plainview firefighters said the Tesla and another vehicle crashed in the middle of the intersection at Old Country and Newton roads.

The Tesla then struck the pole of the traffic signal and "burst into flames on impact," said Plainview Fire Chief Andrew Cohen.

The good Samaritan, who was not identified, pulled the driver from the Tesla, Cohen said. Firefighters extinguished the fire and the vehicle's battery, which had also ignited.

The driver and two other people involved in the crash were taken to Nassau University Medical Center. A fourth person was taken to Plainview Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Cohen said.

The make and model of the other vehicle was not immediately available. The Nassau police did not say whether the three other people injured were in the Tesla or the other vehicle.

The good Samaritan suffered minor injuries and refused medical treatment, Cohen said.

Every 7 minutes on average a traffic crash causing death, injury or significant property damage happens on Long Island. A Newsday investigation found that traffic crashes killed more than 2,100 people between 2014 and 2023 and seriously injured more than 16,000 people. To search for fatal crashes in your area, click here.