Driver Escapes Unhurt After Semi-Truck Crash On I-5 Shears Off Roof
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A driver miraculously escaped injuries after getting into a crash that resulted in a semi-truck shearing off the roof of their car.
The incident happened Sunday afternoon on southbound Interstate 5, near Arena Boulevard.
A big ????????from this citizen who survived the roof being torn of their vehicle after making contact with a Semi-truck trailer & the vehicle pulled underneath and out the other side. SFD was glad there were no injuries. We advised this lucky driver to go buy some lottery tickets. pic.twitter.com/7LslPC6Agp
— Sacramento Fire Department (@SacFirePIO) June 10, 2019
According to the Sacramento Fire Department, the man's car was pulled underneath the semi-truck after it made contact with the much bigger vehicle.
The car came out the other side of the semi without its roof – but the driver escaped without getting hurt.
Firefighters say they told the driver they might want to go and buy some lottery tickets after this incident.