“Miracle” in California: Car falls 75 meters – all occupants survive First transgender woman executed in the US

Rescue workers speak of a “miracle”: all four occupants of a car – two adults and two children – survived a 75-meter fall from a cliff in the US state of California.

The driver allegedly steered the car off the road on purpose to kill himself and the others in the vehicle, police said Tuesday (local time), according to media reports. An arrest warrant had been issued against the 42-year-old for attempted murder. However, the background is still unclear.

Police say the car went off the road about 19 miles south of San Francisco on Pacific Coast Highway on Monday and fell off a cliff. The point, which is up to 90 meters deep, is known as the “Devil’s Slide”.

The driver, his 41-year-old companion, a seven-year-old boy and a four-year-old boy were taken to hospital with serious injuries. It was not clear what relationship the prisoners had with each other. At first it was said to be about a couple and their children. According to media reports, the driver is a doctor and works in Los Angeles.

“Unfortunately, we come to such missions far too often. Their survival was nothing short of a miracle,” Fire Chief Brian Pottenger told reporters at the scene of the accident. The car flipped several times and landed on its wheels on a rocky stretch of shore. Such accidents were usually fatal.

Firefighters abseiled from the street to save the children. The two adults were rescued by a helicopter. Police posted video of the dramatic rescue operation, which was hampered by high winds. The rescuers themselves had risked their lives during the operation, it said. (sda/dpa)