NEW BRUNSWICK - A 37-year old Edison man was rescued by police, two civilians and a physician after being struck and pinned under a motor vehicle early Sunday morning.

At about 12:13 a.m. city police officers responded to the area of Easton Avenue and Albany Street to investigate the report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle, Capt. Joseph T. Miller said in a news release.

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Upon the officer’s arrival they located Mauricio Martinez pinned under a 2011 black Subaru Legacy driven by Glinette Brown, 36, of Saddle Brook. Also on scene was a physician from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, who witnessed the incident and informed the officers that there was an immediate concern for Martinez’s ability to breathe since the vehicle was resting on his chest, the release said.

The responding officers, with the help of two civilians who were passing by, physically lifted the weight of the vehicle from Martinez’s chest and allowed the physician to pull Martinez clear of the vehicle, Miller said. Emergency medical procedures were initiated until EMS arrived and transported Martinez to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for treatment.

Martinez survived the injuries sustained from the accident, the release said.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation and no summonses were issued as of Monday afternoon, Miller said.

Staff Writer Susan Loyer: 732-565-7243; sloyer@gannettnj.com