PARAMUS (AP) - Authorities say three police officers pulled a man from a burning car after he crashed into a utility pole in North Jersey.

Traffic lights brought down by an accident on Route 17 in Paramus
Traffic lights brought down by an accident on Route 17 in Paramus (Cliffview Pilot)
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Paramus police tell NJ.com that the accident happened around 12:10 a.m. Monday. After hitting the pole, the car rolled over and caught fire.

The Paramus officers: Gil Maynard, Anthony Mordaga and Timothy Reed, soon extinguished the fire. They then broke the car's side windows and pulled the driver, 28-year-old Andrew Ishak of Waldwick, out of the car.

Ishak was taken to a hospital, where he was being treated for "moderate injuries," including lacerations and abrasions.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

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