A car plunged as much as 50 feet from an overpass in downtown Los Angeles early Friday, killing the driver after the vehicle landed upside down on the street below.
The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. on Grand Avenue, where the car went through a railing on the upper roadway and fell onto Lower Grand Avenue.
ABC7 reported, citing the Los Angeles Police Department, that the fall was estimated at 40 to 50 feet — roughly the height of a three- or four-story building.
The driver, identified only as a 30-year-old man, was alone in the car and died at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
The Long Drop
The New York Post reported that LAPD said the driver had been traveling northbound on Upper Grand Avenue when he veered from the roadway. No other vehicles were involved.
The Post reported that video from the scene showed what appeared to be a black sedan overturned with extensive damage to its front end.
One witness described hearing the crash while she was at a nearby ATM.
“I heard something go ‘boom,’” she said, before realizing a car had fallen from the roadway above.
The Los Angeles Fire Department also responded to the scene.
What caused the driver to leave the roadway remained unclear Friday.