Car goes over cliff at Devil’s Slide, 4 critically injured


A view of flooding on Highway 280 in Daly City as a heavy rainstorm hits Northern California on December 31, 2022. 

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This article originally appeared on KSBW.com.

Emergency responders are on the scene of a car that went off a cliff along Highway 1 at Devil’s Slide.

According to Cal Fire San Mateo Santa Cruz Unit, a Tesla with four passengers plunged 250 feet down the cliff. The crash happened at about 10:50 a.m. on southbound Highway 1 south of the Tom Lantos Tunnel, officials said.

Two adults and two children who were inside the vehicle were critically injured, Cal Fire said. Multiple air ambulances were called and en route to the scene.

The two children were extricated by helicopter at about 12:20 p.m., and rescuers were still in the process of rescuing the two adults, the California Highway Patrol told NBC Bay Area.

Highway 1 remains open, but Cal Fire said drivers should expect delays through the area. Devil’s Slide is between Pacifica and Montara.

 

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