(Crown Point, IN) - An accident on I-65 Thursday afternoon resulted in a serious injury for one driver, which could have been worse if not for the help of Good Samaritans.

It happened on 64 a couple of miles south of US 30 near Crown Point. According to police, 25-year-old Austin Slivka of Lake Station rear-ended another car at a high rate of speed. The collision caused a chain reaction involving two other vehicles. None of the other motorists was hurt, but Slivka was partially ejected from his vehicle.

Slivka’s left arm was badly lacerated and bleeding profusely. According to State Police, two people who were at the scene immediately applied tourniquets to stop the bleeding. They were later identified as Kevin Kohn of St. Augustine, Florida and Charles Hilltunen of Indianapolis. A State Trooper arrived to help stabilize Slivka until paramedics transported him to a Crown Point hospital.

Northbound traffic on I-65 was stopped for about an hour for a crash investigation.