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Car dangles off parking garage in downtown Austin

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A vehicle is dangling over the edge of a parking garage in downtown Austin, Sept. 9, 2016.  Gary Clarke

A car was left dangling dangerously off a parking garage in downtown Austin after apparently driving off the edge and getting caught by wires.

Images posted on social media captured the scene.

According to the Austin Police Department, the incident happened at around 2:40 p.m. local time. They driver somehow managed to exit the vehicle, reports CBS affiliate KEYE in Austin

The car is hanging off a side of the garage that faces an alleyway, police said.

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