Dramatic body camera footage has emerged of the moment a Georgia police officer managed to pull a man from a fiery car crash.

The incident occurred in the city of Athens around 3 am on Tuesday.

Senior Police Officer Dan Whitney recorded what happened on his bodycam after being called to the car fire, and was told the driver had been killed in the wreck.

However when he arrived, Whitney realized a passenger was still alive and trapped in the burning SUV.

Fiery crash: The body cam footage shows the moment the cop arrives at the scene and discovers the SUV engulfed in flames

Senior Police Officer Dan Whitney recorded what happened on his bodycam after being called to the car fire, and was told the driver had been killed in the wreck

Close call: The footage shows the passenger struggling to breath as the car burns

Whitney immediately retrieved his fire extinguisher from his own vehicle in an attempt to put out the flames.

As seen in the footage, the man is in the backseat, however the doors of the car were jammed shut in the crash.

Whitney then smashes a window and attempts to pull the man out.

Just as the two are moving away from the crash, an explosion sets off that is so strong it knocks the camera off Whitney's chest.

Safe: The man is pulled to safety just moments before the car exploded in flames

The driver of the vehicle tragically burned to death in the fire. He is not seen in the footage.

Officials believe that, without Whitney's efforts, the passenger also would have died.

Other officers on scene described the heat from the fire as unbearable from 50 feet away, according to LiveLeak.