Car remains suspended in air after accident in California

(KTLA) – Water shot out of a fire hydrant that was knocked off during a two-car crash in California on Saturday, leaving the rear of one vehicle airborne, video shows.

The accident occurred in Lake Forest, California, according to the Orange County Fire Department.

Officials said the emergency calls to the fire department about the accident came in around 6:30 p.m. The caller indicated that there might be passengers trapped in the hanging vehicle.

It is unclear exactly how the accident occurred, but the pressure of the water flowing from the sheared hydrant was so high that the rear of the vehicle was suspended about 2.1 to 2.4 meters in the air.

Both drivers were able to exit their vehicles before emergency responders arrived. Paramedics treated both people and took them to the hospital. Authorities said one of the victims required “paramedic-like care.”

Firefighters eventually managed to isolate both sides of the hydrant, gain access to the water shut-off valve located next to the vehicle, and get the car back on the ground.

“We’re going to write this off as something you don’t see every day,” OCFA said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.