The Saskatoon Police Service have posted some dramatic footage of the rescue of a man trapped underneath a car, an incident from Sept. 2018.

Nine officers lifted a car off a 22-year-old man after he was pinned under a vehicle on the 400 block of Confederation Drive.

Police said the members were able to lift the vehicle for one minute and 44 seconds while the man was removed.

"The man was struggling to breathe under the weight of the vehicle and having that little bit of a reprieve from the officers lifting was able to make sure that this man survived," said Kelsie Fraser, Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) spokeswoman.

The man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and driver of the car was charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm and exceeding .08.

The Saskatoon Police's Air Support Unit also posted footage of the rescue.

Fraser said the nine officers were recognized for meritorious acts with SPS exemplary service awards.

"If you asked any of them, they would say 'I was just doing my job.' But from a service perspective we recognize these as being exemplary acts that the community needs to know, we are there to help them. We are there to keep them safe," she said.

The video was released as part of National Police Week, which started in the 1970s as a way for police to connect with their communities and increase awareness about the services they provide.

National Police Week runs from May 12 to the 18th.