The crash happened along Route 17 in Goshen on Sunday afternoon.
State police said a tire blew on Carmin and Alejandro Rivera's Subaru.
The out-of-control car slid under a tanker and caught fire.
Several people who witnessed the crash ran across the highway to help the couple.
The couple is now recovering in the hospital.
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