Four people miraculously escape after their car goes flying down an embankment in San Francisco before landing on its roof – as the driver and front passenger are seen fleeing from the scene
- A car in San Francisco took a leap over a guardrail and crashed down a set of stairs before landing on its roof
- The car’s four occupants all managed to escape relative unscathed and run off before law enforcement arrived on the scene
- The cause of the crash remains unknown and it is unclear if the SF police department has opened an investigation into the incident
A jaw-dropping video captured the moment a car plummeted down an embankment and landed on its roof before the four people inside the vehicle miraculously managed to escape alive.
A five-minute clip from a Nest camera posted online by YouTube user Julia Brown shows the quiet, residential intersection in San Francisco, bathed in late afternoon sunlight, when the white sedan suddenly comes crashing down the Sanchez street stairs.
The car flipped as it tumbled toward the street, taking down a tree with it and hitting a parked car as it landed on its roof.
The video was captioned: ‘Amazing that all seem to walk away. Miraculously no bystanders were hit.’
Video footage posted to YouTube shows the car from multiple angles crashing through the guardrail and tumbling down to the street where it landed on its roof
Instantly, a bystander rushed to the car and pried open one of the doors to begin helping people out of the overturned vehicle.
More witnesses, including some who had been in their cars and pulled over to help, then ran over to the overturned vehicle to see what they could do to assist.
No one had been walking on the stairs or directly underneath them when the shocking crash unfolded.
The good Samaritans managed to help the car’s four passengers out of the car, none of whom appeared to be seriously injured.
None of them remained at the scene as units from the San Francisco Fire Department arrived at the crash site moments later.
In the video, you can hear someone saying, ‘I’m sorry, I’m so sorry,’ and ‘I’ve got to go.’
A second clip posted by Brown shows the car smashing through the guardrail on the street above the stairs.
The car’s occupants can be seen exiting the scene, including one man with a skateboard, and a woman who appears to put her shoe back on before running away.
Two of the car’s occupants are seen fleeing up the stairs away from the crash, as more onlookers gather from all directions.
It is unclear if the San Francisco police department has opened an investigation into the crash, or if anyone may be held criminally liable for the terrifying incident
The four-door sedan flipped and took down a tree as it plummeted down the stairs
The quiet, residential intersection near Dolores Park and the Castro District is usually a picturesque neighborhood block
It is unclear if the San Francisco police department has opened an investigation into the crash, or if anyone may be held criminally liable for the terrifying incident.
The cause of the crash also remains unknown at the time.
The 19th street and Sanchez intersection is, on a normal day, part of a picturesque residential area near Dolores Park and the Castro District.
The San Francisco police did not respond to a request for comment.
