A family of four survived a fall of more than 250 feet from a Tesla in California.
A 4-year-old girl, a 9-year-old boy and two adults got the fright of their lives when their car went off a cliff in northern California near Devil’s Slide, which is notorious for its deadly accidents.
This afternoon, MPs responded to a solo vehicle crossing the side of Highway 1 south of the Tom Lantos tunnel. Two adults suffered life-threatening injuries, two children were unharmed. Tremendous collaboration between SMSO, @CHP_GoldenGate and @calfireSCU pic.twitter.com/sVyKp6LSrc
— San Mateo County SO (@SMCSheriff) January 3, 2023
The car, a Tesla sedan, fell off the cliff before landing on a pile of rocks. The Devil’s Slide, located about twenty kilometers from San Francisco, is the cause of several fatal accidents every year.
Authorities in the area don’t believe the Tesla was on autopilot. They still don’t know what caused the accident.
This morning a vehicle carrying 2 adults and 2 minors drove over a cliff at Devil’s Slide in @sanmateoco. Witnesses saw the accident and called 911. The car fell hundreds of feet down the cliff and landed on the beach. All four patients were successfully rescued. Watch the video! pic.twitter.com/HUM2SJ56Oy
— CAL FIRE CZU (@CALFIRECZU) January 3, 2023
“We always go there to crash motorists and nobody survives. It’s a real miracle,” Brian Pottenger, a local firefighter, told CBS News.
According to CBS Bay Area, the adults suffered minor injuries; the two children escape unharmed.