MURRAY, Utah — A motorcyclist pulled from beneath a burning car described the people who saved him as “heroes” who renewed his faith in humanity.

Speaking today from the suburban Salt Lake City hospital where he is recovering, Brandon Wright, 21, said the crash reinforced for him the fragility of life and the importance of living every moment to its fullest.

“I should’ve died several times. I should’ve died when I hit the car. I should’ve died when I went under the car. I should’ve died when the car burst into flames,” Wright said. “But I didn’t, and that makes life that much more precious ... I’m going to live every day like it’s my last, because it very well could be.”

Wright’s motorcycle burst into flames in the wreck on Monday, as did the BMW that struck him in Logan, Utah, a college town roughly 90 miles north of Salt Lake City. A group of about a dozen bystanders lifted the car off him, and the drama was caught on video.

Wright said he was aware of the entire accident, from when he started to slide under the BMW to the moment people pulled him to safety. He vividly recalled the color of the shirt worn by a rescuer who was talking to him as “the scariest moment, when I didn’t know if I would live or be paralyzed.”

Wright has multiple fractures in his right leg and pelvis, has burns on his feet and a “pretty gnarly road rash.” But despite not wearing a helmet, he didn’t suffer any head injuries and doctors said he will likely make a full recovery within a few months.